Mooo! Meowww!

So, Sydney has been a master at communicating.  She recently has been saying please, thank you, more, milk, and a few other things in sign language.  She's also been able to beef up her vocal skills beyond just momma, dada, puppy, and grande vanilla latte.

While we celebrate the many advances in her communication, she has branched out and also explored a new area...working on her vocal communications with other species.  When we ask her what sound a cow makes, she makes low moooo sounds.  And of course when we ask her what a kitty says, she quickly replies with a bright meooow.  Since she has picked these up so quickly, I feel it necessary to challenge her with other animal species.  When presented with the task of making the sounds of the Yak, she promptly rose to the challenge...which of course surprised her dad, and also temporarily stumped him when thinking of the next challenge.  Her dad thought he could surely break up her streak with the trick question..."what sound does a sassquatch make?"  Being a clever little girl, she calmly imitated sounds from her Unlce Nathan...haha!  I guess she wins this week, even though sassquatch doesn't really exist!....wait, or does it?

In all seriousness, it is exciting to see her communicating very intentionally.  When she wants or needs something, she can get the point across fairly easily.  And while her spoken skills are in rapid development, it is truly amazing to see how much she truly understands when we ask her to complete tasks.

In other general news, Sydney has had a lot of fun this week...just playing, learning, and enjoying life!  I guess it's a good reminder that we should all strive for those things.  It's hard to believe she is almost 17 months old!  I've included a few more pictures taken by Rebecca Brethauer in this post :)

Have a great weekend everyone!!!