Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Callum's first sign: Milk

8 months, exactly the month when Reuben started signing too, yet he opened with 'bath' and Callum has opened with 'milk'.

It starts a few days ago, and yet I'm not quite sure and need reassurance.

And then tonight at dinner as Callum sits in the highchair next to the dining room table, munching on a little tuna and potato from my plate, about his 7th meal of the day, the impossibly hungry boy, he looks directly at me and signs 'milk' repeatedly and precisely. I'm so excited, I jump up and fetch a bottle from the fridge and return to watch Callum's face light up and continue signing milk, whilst rocking about in ecstasy in his highchair, a huge smile growing across his face and lighting the room, utterly delighted in a special way that he's made his needs known. He looks over to mum and we're absolutely certain now: he's signing milk, at which point we shriek and that's the same point that Dad jumps up excitedly from his computer next to us and shouts ecstatically as Celtic win 2-0 over Moscow in the Champions League football match. Were it not for our own euphoria, Callum would probably start crying at Dad's bellowing voice, but with huge smiles and tears of joy in his direction from Mum and me, he giggles and his striking blue eyes beam with love.

He has Reuben's language.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

What an awesome moment. The continuum of brotherly love moves forward!

Anonymous said...

That is awesome.

Tracy K.

Jojo61 said...

How wonderful that they share the same language - well done baby boy. And well done to big brother for teaching him!

JENN said...

Good for you Callum,
that's excellent of you signing .. Great job "mum" -- and then Reuben could soon teach you Callum with more of signing and learning together....

Wow... that's another amazing moment with your kids Catherine...


JGF

jennifer.jaxonsmom@gmail.com said...

You captured the moment perfectly in words. We are right there watching you eat tuna and fetch the bottle from the fridge! xoxo Jennifer

Kristi said...

This is wonderful! :-)
"Milk" was Preston's first sign, too... his first spoken word was "ball." Of course, when he spoke his first word, he already had so many signs! Can't wait to hear what's next for Callum's vocabulary! I am sure it will take off so fast since Reuben is such a wonderful signer! :-)

Congratulations to all of you! What a remarkable and happy milestone!

hannah m said...

So wonderful! That first 2-way communication is so thrilling - I couldn't sleep after Vivian expressed her first sign (which was also milk!). So happy for that door opening between your two boys, and all of you...