Sign language

We have been signing to Alex for quite a while now... maybe 5 months. And just today I recognized his first sign.

Water.

The sign for "water" is made by forming your right hand into the letter "w."
Touch your mouth with your index finger.
Repeat a few times.

We ordered off the kids menu (mac and cheese!) for the first time today while we were enjoying a lunch date with our boy after signing the refinance papers. We got a little plastic cup and were giving him sips and signing for him.

He signed back! He wanted the water and was thirsty.

Or what we took as signing back "water". He put his hand to his mouth in a very direct manner.

It was truely amazing! 5 months and we get some validation that it is working.