She can:
- hiss like a snake (or in fact, a salamander, which may not hiss, but hey, it's snake like)
- make snapping motions with her hands for an alligator/crocodile
- roar like a lion/tiger (although this one is less in vogue right now)
- trumpet like an elephant (with accompanying trunk motions)
- make mouthies like a fish
- flap her arms like a penguin
- meow for a cat (my favorite, it's such a sweet little noise she makes)
- make the "go out to play" motions for a duck. Because, "Five little ducks go out to play..."
- but the "mama duck goes quack, quack, quack" and for this she opens and shuts her hand
In addition, she loves songs, especially those that allow her to participate. Which means that if her toy can make music, she can get it to play for her. She can do the motions to "Five little ducks go out to play...", the chicken dance, and the "wheels on the bus." She also bows, keeps time to "barnyard dance," and does the "pookie shimmy." Come visit, and you can dance with her. I really should be doing a better job of teaching her sign language. It seems she might excel at it.
In fact, yesterday we turned off a kid's video she was watching, and she started frantically signing "more." Since this is the first time (since she was first taught the sign) she has used it out of a food context, we put it back on for a while. I find her amazing.
She selects the books she wants to read from the shelf. She can pick out some from their spine. Others she has to pull out. She'll stare at the cover, consider it for a moment, then either drop it on the floor (not now) or bring it to us to read to her.
And, she knows where her feet are. (Thank you Dr. Seuss.)
