Ellie began signing and saying ‘outside’ this week. Every day the ‘outside’ becomes clearer and better (in the beginning I could only get it because she was also signing it [badly, it’s a hard sign, but a poorly signed sign and a poorly pronounced word together create understanding). It’s an important word for her because she LOVES to go outside. It’s miserably windy right now, but there she is, in her sandbox, all alone while I stand here folding laundry and watching her. She has always loved to be outside!
Her ‘word’ roundup right now:
hi
hello
bye
numma numma
eat eat
daddy
mommy
kitty
doggy
outside
woah
yeah
uh-oh (something fell)
uh-oh-eeee (her pacifier)
She also signs:
milk
eat
mom
dad
outside
help
potty
hat
brush teeth
signing time
all done
car
more
bath
She puts “hi” together with other words like “hi daddy” “hi kitty” and this week she started putting signs together like “more food” saying “eat eat” while signing “more” and “eat.” It’s amazing to watch the words come together into phrases!
