Change Me

Today I was reading my book, lounging on the couch as Sydney quietly played around the living room. She suddenly crawled over to me and began whining. I asked her what she wanted and she raced down the couch as if she wanted me to follow her. She reached the end, paused, and signed "change me". It was the first time she signed it without me signing first, so I signed it back and said, "Let's go change you!" She grabbed hold of my hand and we walked, side by side, to her room. Sure enough-she had a wet diaper. I'm so proud of her! This whole signing thing has saved us so much frustration. She is so happy when she can communicate without knowing the words. Now I can't wait for her to sign BEFORE she dirties the diaper....