17 months old


With Christoph Visagie, 11 Sept 2004	Rhodes Mem, 12 Sept 2004


15 Sept 2004	4 Oct 2004

11 Sept 2004	Weight 10.4kg Length 81cm 48 words & 44 ASL signs
16 Sept 2004	Signed apple water to mean apple juice.
20 Sept 2004	Asked "where Dada?" when Daddy went to the loo in the night.
22 Sept 2004	Said "Hannah ta-ta"
25 Sept 2004	Said shoes, Lolo and "me tas" meaning "Mummy's glasses". Says "ylaylaylaylayla" when initiating hide and seek. This is an approximation of the Sotho phrase meaning "big big whistle" that the seeking child shouts. Signed please, juice and "twinkle" (action from "twinkle, twinkle, little star").
26 Sept 2004	Signed horse, elephant and monkey. Click here to see him signing elephant.
27 Sept 2004	Said "E-fa" for elephant
30 Sept 2004	Signed giraffe, lion, tiger, bear (though with one hand), "up" and "diamond" (actions from "twinkle, twinkle"). Said "water" (though with a "d").
1 Oct 2004	Said "raff-raff" for giraffe.
3 Oct 2004	Signed pig. 10th tooth (3rd molar).
4 Oct 2004	Signed work when I said it, though with flat hands like cheese.
9 Oct 2004	Said "muzzz" for music, and "fa" for fan. 11th tooth (last incisor)