Word count for Heidi

At close to 11 months old, Heidi has the following words that she uses consistently, on her own, with no prompting.

2 verbal words: hi, mama

8 sign language words: hi, bye, more, milk, all done, hooray, up, where/uhoh

She will verbally imitate other words such as "dada" and imitate other signs such as "eat." I can't even count how many words and phrases that she understands. Heidi will follow a simple direction, such as "go get a book" or "give it to Sophie." She will look for the dogs, Kelby, Grandma, or Grandpa when asked to. If I ask "are you hungry?" she will sign "milk" if she wants it. When given a choice between two foods, or two books, she will reach for the one she wants. And sometimes points.

Here is a great, but fuzzy, picture of Heidi telling us "where did it go" or "uhoh, it fell."  Take your pick. I think either description is close.

Heidi

We finally got to see Laura and John.

Heidi and Laura, cheering for Syracuse basketball.

All adults are looking at the camera. We gave up trying to get the dog and baby to look at the camera at the same time along with everyone else.