Words!

James has really started signing and communicating lately—you kind of have to know what to look for, or how to prompt him, but it's clear that he's starting to get the idea of words. His receptive language has always been ahead of his expressive language, but his picture system of making choices about foods and activities and the Learning Program pictures (though we're erratic about doing it) seem to be bearing fruit.

Below is an embedded file of James's words—for now, I'm having a hard time attaching the .pdf file. You can magnify the text using the controls. It's a little clumsy I think, but it will work for now.

And you can add to the list the sign for "baby," which he did for the first time this afternoon when we were doing the Learning Program cards—he was very excited. The sign for "baby" is to cradle an imaginary baby in your arms and rock them back and forth; James joined his fingers and swung his arms back and forth.