Gwen's communication

Gwen is not a big talker but she has been making progress towards talking. She now says:

- ma/mom

- no (said very sweetly - for now)

- yeah

- uh-oh

- oooo! (with an inflection like when she's excited)

- oh (for the first part of open, accompanied by the sign)

- hehehe (when she cracks herself up)

She has tried to say the words "roll," "thank you," "circle," "up," "down," "Emma." She manages to get the first sound usually or a middle sound (thank you was gutteral like a guh guh but with inflections like what I usually use). 

She can make a lot of different vowel and consonant sounds and will occasionally try to imitate a word - particularly ones repeated by her siblings. 

Her animal sounds include those for: monkey, dog, cat, horse, lion/bear/tiger, snake, giraffe (hum), wolf, owl, alligator/crocodile. 

Her hand signs include: more, please, help, book, open, milk, cracker, cheese, banana, all done, thank you, again, bird, chicken, pig. 

She's growing and keeping up with us pretty well now!