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I have been meaning to post about this for quite some time but keep forgetting. It seems that Gabby's signs are increasing at an EXPLOSIVE rate and I am so proud of her. Using sign language to bridge the communication gap with Gabs has been so rewarding. I wish I would have done this with Cameron. It's absolutely amazing how much infants and toddlers can understand visually.

I thought it would be nice to compose a list of Gabby's current signs so that I can refer back a few months down the road and see how much more she has learned.

The following are the signs that Gabby uses on a daily basis without prompting from me. For instance, Gabby will ask for milk or sleep without me first asking "would you like some milk?" or "are you sleepy?" Her spontaneous signs are:

All done

Baby

Ball

Book

Bubbles

Bye Bye

Cat

Clap

Crackers

Dog

Duck

Drink

Fish

Food/Eat

Gabby

Hi, Hello

Love

Milk

No

Nose

Play

Shoes

Sleep

Tummy

Water

Yes

The following are signs she knows and can easily imitate but I have yet to see her use them spontaneously:

Apple

Banana

Bath

Bird

Car

Cup

Excuse me

Grumpy

Happy

Help

Horse

Flower

Lion

Mommy

Music

Please

Train

I am fairly certain there are many more but I am drawing a blank. Anyway, I think it is absolutely amazing that she can "say" so much but verbally, she really only says "no no no" and "whatisdat."

I'll have to do another signing update in about a month because I have no doubt she'll have mastered quite a few more by then. And YES, I am totally bragging.

Oh, and PS: I am fairly certain that within a weeks time, I'll be posting about a really BIG milestone we've been working on. One that involves mobility if you catch my drift. I can't just come out and say because... you know...I'd jinx it!