I love you

I can't say I love you yet, but I learned how to sign it and now I tell mommy and daddy all the time that I love them.  It makes them so happy!   

Also did you know if you move your hand down its like your Spiderman shooting a web!

Potty

Potty is my latest sign.   Your supposed to put your thumb between your first 2 fingers and then shake your fist side to side - I am pretty close. I have the side to side movement but I keep my thumb out.  But I really have this sign down.  I have already done it three times this morning, once for poop and twice for pee!  Wet diapers really don't bother me but I do enjoy the quick attention this sign gets me!

I want my daddy!

I had to leave baby school early on Monday because I had a fever and runny nose. I got to spend all day Tuesday with Daddy and the dogs at home - it was so much fun! Today I am home again but with Mommy. She is not nearly as fun as Daddy. Lucky for me I found Mommy's phone and on the front of the phone is a picture of Daddy so I can look at him whenever I want.

(In the pictures I have my hand on my head because that is the sign for Daddy.)

Signs!

As most of you know we have been teaching Dexter sign language. He has added daddy and sleep this last week very consistently. It's been cool to see him sign things in addition to his grunts of "ba-ba" for ball and "mah-mah" for more, etc It's becoming easier to know what he wants and avoid his mini meltdowns which is nice all around!

I decided to make him a little book of people, pets, objects, etc in his world that he interacts with so he could learn a few more signs, plus I just felt the need to be creative and make something.

So check it out - you can preview the entire book from the blurb site.

Toys and Signs

Toys:

I found this old baby toy in my closest yesterday - I don't know why it was put it away it is so much fun to play with. It can play songs that I can dance to! I like to dance by spinning in a circle - it is the latest big dance move.

Signs:

I added a few more signs in this past week. First was dog. I really got to practice this on vacation with nana and grandfather - I made sure to point out every dog we saw. Now at home I can practice it with my dogs and the dogs I see on my walks. That sign is easy - pat your leg twice. My next new sign is water. You make a W at your chin. I can do this when I am thirsty now. My last new sign is Daddy - but I have only done this a couple times and not on film yet. Oh also in this video I say "ball". It is one of my few words I can say so mommy wanted to include it in my latest movie for you.

More

Dexter started using his 3rd sign yesterday after I gave his a piece of his first brownie. He immediately started saying more and using the sign for more. Brownies can do this to a person! So now he signs milk, all done and more. He knows the sign for book, ball, dog & sleep also but I haven't seen him do them yet. Fun stuff

(sorry about the directv spam in the background, Dexter stepped on the remote when I started recording and the awful lighting - not our best work)