I'm struggling with David's language development. I know it's perfectly normal. I know he'll talk just fine, eventually. But, it's frustrating both of us. And, his sister was a verbal wunderkind which set an unnaturally high bar.

I was handling my discomfort by making jokes and resigning myself to life with his two words: eat and nurse.

And then yesterday, he signed "more." He really did, a couple times.

It just reminded me how I tend to get stuck. My kid is this way, I can deal with it, I'll work around it, and then I almost don't notice when they change.

signs he uses consistently and accurately

nurse
food
apple (which he also uses to mean pear. Hey, Rose called every animal from an ant to an elephant "dog.")
phone

signs he uses occasionally and seems to be using correctly

Daddy
more

signs he's made up but are pretty clear from context

lion (his lovey)
outside, as in "I want to go outside"

words he partially says that are clear from context

cheese
quack
duck
hat
hot
Mommy
Daddy
uh oh

words he appears to understand

shoes
socks
walk
outside
David
Rose
hug

words he turns a deaf ear to

I'm sorry; that's your sister's
let's go change your diaper
please lie down
please stop wiggling
knives are not for babies