Signing

It's interesting but Chloe likes to sign for communications and she made up lots of her own. I was worried why wasn't she learning how to talk yet. Apart from 'dadad', 'mum-mum' for food and 'Mmm' for delicious, the rest are communicated through body language and hand signs and gestures she came up on her own which we have 'learned'. Paed and teacher says that there is nothing to worry about as she is physically dominated so the verbal development will take a back seat. And there is a boy is her class who is also the same, he's 18 months and don't speak beyond 10 words, just signing. So it's the norm now, huh? New age babies?

So while other parents spend tons of money on books and CDs earing baby signs, these are Chloe's signs for songs and stuff.

Elbows bent and flaps arms = Old MacDonald had a farm or Five little ducks
Taps her head = Head and shoulders, knees and toes or If you're happy
Index finger brushing teeth = Brush your teeth (yah, there is such a song)
Turn hands = Mickey Mouse
Hugs herself = Skid-a-ma-rinky dinky a dink, I love you
Shows her fingers and smack the floor = Four fat sausages
Pats her face = Pretty
Pinch her nose and squash her face = Smelly

The best expression would be the one when she poos, she will just pause and her face goes all serious and red for a few seconds. Big business.