Say What?!

Okay, can I just say how much I am loving Camden's ability to communicate these days? No, he hasn't had that "explosion of vocabulary" that I keep hearing about quite yet. But he finds new ways to communicate with us every day. Having an insight as to what's going on in that little blonde head of his has been fun, encouraging, and often just downright entertaining.

"I'd like to wear this, please."
Yesterday morning, Camden brought a shirt to me and signed "more". (In Camden-Land, the sign for "more" translates simply to "I want". Not exactly what "more" was intended for, but it works for us!) I asked, "Camden, would you like to wear this shirt?" He nodded his head enthusiastically while saying "Yeah, yeah, yeah." (It's never just one "yeah"-- he says it at least 2 or 3 times to make his point.) His choice was a Washington Capitals jersey. They'd just eliminated themselves from the play-offs the previous night, but I couldn't deny Camden his very first self-selected wardrobe choice. No one can accuse him of being a fairweather fan!

"Let's get out of here."
Yesterday, we were at my sister's house and Camden was ready to leave (he loves being at his cousins' house but he loves being outside even more and he was anxious to get outside to play). He looked at me and his Nan, pointed to the door, said "Bye bye" and signed "more". Nan started laughing and said, "Well, I got that message loud and clear."

"I can take a hint."
This morning, my sister, Lauren, was sitting in her car in our driveway getting ready to leave. Camden was sitting next to the driveway in his wagon, waiting impatiently to be pulled as Lauren and I chatted. Finally, deciding he'd had enough of this chit-chat stuff, he reached over, shut Lauren's car door and said, "Bye bye!"  as the door slammed shut. Lauren and I looked at each other through her window and all we could do was laugh. "I can take a hint," she yelled as she backed out of the driveway.