Signing

Although Mommy signed with Joseph forever it seemed like, the only sign he ever produced was the one for "more." Mommy chalked it up to the fact that Joseph spoke rather early and even now at age 3 has quite an extensive vocabulary. Despite the fact that he didn't sign, Mommy and Daddy haven't had too many problems understanding what he wants. By twelve months Joseph would point at things and say "that." From 12 months on, his vocabulary grew by leaps and bounds. By 18 months he was speaking in complete sentences. When Audrey was born, Mommy thought she would give signing another try. So far Audrey has been alot like Joseph. She has made the sign for "more" on occasion, but she too points at things and says "that." Today Mommy was very excited because we were at the park and Joseph said he wanted to go feed the ducks. Audrey looked at Mommy and said "duck" and then with her right hand, she made the sign for duck. Mommy is hoping that Audrey will start making other signs. The sign for "potty" or "toilet" would be great though recently Audrey has started resisting sitting on the potty. Mommy and Daddy have been taking her potty since she was about 4 months old and she has done really well. Now it seems like she is exerting her will and saying no, she does not want to go potty. Mommy's plan was to have her fully potty-trained by the time the new baby arrives. Mommy is now thinking that Audrey is intent on foiling her plans. Only time will tell what may happen. Mommy will hope for the best.