Walking and talking

[lollardfish]

I posted this list of the signs that Nico knows and uses reasonably regularly. He's certainly aware of more signs and has a receptive vocabulary of hundreds more words, as one would expect. We really have pretty good communication now, all things considered.

What I really like is that the communication is getting more complex. "Pick that up and put it in the bath-tub," for example. "Come over here and have a drink." "Give mommy a kiss." All of these types of phrases have two components, and Nico consistently does the two of them right. We're beginning to see doubling up of signs, too. For example (20 minutes ago), "more potty" and then "all-done potty" (and then "dirty").

Since the first steps, he's been very stubborn about being on his feet, but the weather is pretty good today, so once he's done with his snack, we'll be out riding on the scooter. He fell off the other day (throwing a bit of a fit about changing directions) and skinned his chin, which was scary. We need a crash helmet and a scooter for a bigger boy, so have placed an order for the Radio Flyer scootabout, which looks good.

Comments

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

It will be good to see him next week.

B

[lollardfish.livejournal.com]

He's pretty neat. We should try to hang out for an extended period during his waking time, if possible. He gets more interesting as he relaxes into a new situation (like new people showing up in any given space).

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

There should be time.

B