new obsession: oranges

Elise is obsessed with oranges, or Bluejay oranges to be more precise. This is a new development and I think she may even prefer it over church animal crackers. She can eat one and a half oranges (they are small) in one sitting. Today, when she was trying to ask for more oranges, she tried to communicate using every word and sound and baby sign that she knew. I was cracking up. I finally learned the sign for orange and so I'm going to teach it to her. This morning, she signed for "eat" to let us know she was hungry and said "wawa" after her meal to let us know she was thirsty. I am loving this communication stage.