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It is so fun to see Tater Tot trying to communicate more. Yesterday as I was coming back into the kitchen from the garage, I played “Peeky” with her and jumped out in front of her sitting in her high chair. She had her hand up in front of her mouth in what looked kind of like the sign for Mommy! I got her to do it once or twice again that day but it’s nowhere near consistent. She also has started doing the signs for bird and frog and flower although they all look suspiciously similar, just held at different places on her body! And today she started doing the sign for “fish”. Thank you Pepperidge Farm Gold Fish crackers! She doesn’t do them all the time. It’s cute, though, when she does do them she smiles and looks shyly at me like “Am I doing it right?” And, of course, I heap on the praise whether or not she’s doing it right because I am so proud that she’s trying. It’s like something just clicked in her brain and she’s started paying more attention. Of course, she still does throw a fit instead of sign “more” half of the time during meals but, you can’t win them all…