Signin' & Toddlin'

Olivia seems to have made great gains in the past week or two. Her vocabulary, both verbal and signing, has at least doubled. She now does three signs regularly: milk, more, and food or hungry. She says "ba" for bottle, "beh" for bunny, "ki-ee" for kitty, "dat" while she points so I think she's saying "what's that?". She occasionally says mama and dada, and sometimes I think she says something that resembles pretty and baby. When we went to her 12 month doctor's appointment the doctor said kids this age should be saying and/or signing 3 words. I guess she has that covered. She has also started walking a lot more. Yesterday at my parents' house my mom counted 13 steps. That is the most so far. I kind of thought she would be really impressed with herself, but she just acts like it's not a big deal. Olivia has also been waving a lot more. At first it was just to say goodbye, but now she seems to be doing it to gesture hello as well. This morning the doorbell rang and she waved. I'm assuming she knew that she would be saying hello to someone. She was right because it was her babysitter, Ashley.