. . .from the cheesehead tree.
Meaning? Del is also signing "cheese" these days. What kind? Wisconsin cheddar, of course! She would eat cheese and nothing but all day if we let her.
Del's sign for cheese is a one hand open palm rotated left and right. This handshape and similar movement, but with various different locations, is also used by Del for "tree," "all-done" (both hands), "change," "hi," and "book" (both hands). I notice that Del will have a rapid increase in signs when she learns a new handshape. I assume this is because she starts to apply that handshape to all the different words she wants to communicate that can be made with her new skill. With that line of thinking, I have tried to get Del to sign "orange," which is the same handshape and movement as "milk" but is produced at the chin. No luck with that one just yet, but as citrus season gets underway she'll have more motivation!
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