AJ has developed a new method for communicating, which we hope will replace screaming at the top of his lungs. He now points at things. It is pretty amazing to see the beginnings of communication forming for him. It seems like he currently points when he notices things (oh look--there's a dog), when he is identifying things to himself (hey--there's dad), and occasionally when he wants something (I want that jar of carrots. Now.) I get so excited by this that I initially insisted that Joe acknowledges every point to validate it for AJ. Experienced parents can see where this is going. AJ is pointing so frequently that I am driving Joe nuts. Joe will be on the computer working and I will say to him every 30 seconds--he's pointing at you--look at him! He's pointing at you again--give him a smile! Joe obliges the first 5 times but then gets me to realize that AJ would be happy to play this game all night if we let him.
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