For several months, Mary has communicated "yes" by snorting her nose delicately twice in rapid succession. I have no idea how she came up with this method, but it works very well for us.
"Mary, are you hungry?"
Snort, snort!
"Do you want toast?"
Shakes head vigorously
"Do you want apples?"
Snort, snort!
I've commented to Chris that her little double-snort is so cute, I'll be sad when she learns to nod her head or speak "yes," and stops snorting. Indeed, in the last couple of days, Mary has begun nodding "yes." She nods with such stiff exaggeration, bowing low and jerking up again high, that she usually loses her balance and tumbles to the ground. But the message is received!
DS2 makes this little sighing sound and tilts his head slightly for "yes." It's just adorable. He does the jerky head nod too. It's so telling that the head shake develops first isn't it?
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