At dinnertime on Thursday, Nikko came up to me with an empty cup.
"What does Nikko want?" I asked.
He thrust his cup toward me with a sidelong glance. I repeated my question and he didn't retract his arm.
"What does Nikko want? What IS that?" I asked, pointing to his cup.
Nikko signed Apple with his fist to his cheek and said, "Apple."
He signed Juice with his hand in a C mimicking drinking and said, "Juice."
"Oh," I exclaimed, "You want apple juice! No problem."
He ran away and I gave him a refill. I was really proud that he was able to sign in conjunction with speaking, and put two words together. I thought he would glob them together as "applejuice" but clearly he understands that they are two separate words.
Again, it's the little things. Awesome.
It's been so long since I spent some time eating your blog, that I am genuinely thrilled to read such amazing progress.
ReplyDeleteI promise to be back soon!
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