Toddler Talk

Some of it's verbal, and some of it's hand signs, but in any case, Jillian is working on letting us know what she wants and what she thinks. Here's some of her communication (that probably hasn't been mentioned in the blog, yet) ...

1. "More": Jillian doesn't use this hand sign much, though occasionally she'll bust it out by surprise. If she wants more of something, usually of the entertainment-variety, she'll put her fingers together ... though it looks more like she's pointing at her fist.

2. "Tickle Me": When we tickle Jillian, and then stop, she'll give us the tickle sign ... it's an opening and closing of her hands. That means that she wants more tickling.

3. "Up": This is typically a loud one, because Jillian is trying to get our attention. She'll walk up to us, look up and yell "up" a bunch of times ... not sure if the "p" is all the way there, but it's hard to miss what she's trying to tell us!

On a related note, Jillian is working on her "t" sounds, specifically when she sees, or hears the name, Ty or Tierney (her cousins). That's when she'll repeat "t ... t ... t" over and over.