Benji "Talks"

Benji is becoming quite the conversationalist. We've been teaching him baby sign language, and he's starting to grasp it bit by bit. Two funny stories:

The sign for "more" is kind of like clapping, with each hand's fingers together in a point. We make this sign when Benji is eating, then give him more of whatever he's munching on. The other day he was nibbling on cheerios and bits of cheese. I was sitting near him, absent-mindedly snacking on stray cheerios from his tray. He ran out of cheese, so I made the sign for "more" to see if he made it back (which would mean he was still hungry). He looked at me, paused, and then picked up and gave me another cheerio. What a good sharer!

Today, he was eating lunch and I decided to listen to some music while doing dishes. He got excited and listened attentively. When the song was over, he started fussing so I made a sign for "music". He immediately made it back, grinning. I put on another album, and he was very pleased. BUT, then I had the nerve to start the dishes again. I turned the water on and clanked around with the plates. A few moments later, he started fussing again, making the new "music" sign and glaring at me. Apparently, my dish-doing was too loud and was interfering with his tunes! Sheesh. :)