In addition to “mama,” “dada,” “bubba,” and “uh-oh,” we can now introduce:
“na-na” (banana, but Nana was on to something when she picked her name. I’m just sayin’) and “dude”
And my personal favorite, the stand-in for all future words:
“unnhh?”
The pitch gets higher toward the end.
If I ask him, “Killian, do you want to nurse?” he gets all excited, starts wiggling around like a puppy dog and tearing at my clothes, and opens his mouth and lets his tongue hang out.
He signs “more” ALL THE TIME, BECAUSE THE CHILD IS A BOTTOMLESS PIT, and can sign “milk” and “all done.”
He can scream at a high enough pitch to call dogs, set off car alarms, and send his mother reaching for the liquor cabinet.
Now if I can just get him to say “abomination,” we’ll be set.