<p>The Boy is just about eleven months old and I&#39;m working on weaning him.  I also took him to a Baby Signs class.</p>

<p>You can roll your eyes now.  I did when my friend asked me to join her in class.  But I was also curious, so I went.</p>

<p>We learned the signs for &quot;milk&quot;, &quot;eat&quot;, &quot;drink&quot;, &quot;more&quot; and &quot;all done&quot;.  Basically, all the vocabulary an 11 month-old needs.  We also learned the signs for please and thank you, but really, do you think a 10 month-old can grasp the basics of common courtesy?  I&#39;d like to think so, but I doubt it.</p>

<p>The class was fun, and although I was skeptical at first I became excited enough to try it at home.  That afternoon as I gave The Boy his sippy cup of formula, I pumped my hand into a fist as we learned in class that morning:<br />
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<p>&quot;Milk!&quot;  Pump fists.  &quot;Milk, Milk, Milk!&quot;  I repeat again and again fully sounding like the crazy lady I&#39;m becoming.</p>

<p>The Boy just looked at me and finally screamed while reaching for his milk to put an end to the madness.  And that was the end of our venture into the world of Baby Signs.  Or so I thought.</p>

<p>As I mentioned, I am working on weaning him so I only nurse him in the morning and at bedtime.  My milk supply has gone down to negligible levels, which is a source of endless frustration for him.  I persist for now in the hope that he will get the hint and completely lose interest in nursing.  We are almost there, I think.</p>

<p>So as I am nursing him for the night he taps me out.  Obviously there is no more milk left.  Normally, this is the point where he starts screaming and I offer him a sippy cup to curb his hunger.  But tonight, he stopped nursing, looked at the boob, looked at me, and stuck his little palm to my face with all the &quot;talk to the hand&quot; sass that his little self could muster.</p>

<p>Then he pumps his little hand into a fist.  Again and again.  Just like milking a cow.  </p>

<p>Wow. </p>

<p>(image: SignBabies)</p>
