Baby signs: a baby-sized guide to speaking with sign language

Milk

Open and close hand, as if squeezing

Water

Form fingers into a "W" and tap chin

More

Gather fingertips to thumbs, tap together several times

All done

Open hands, palms-up, twist wrists quickly, palms-down

Diaper

Place hands near hips, tap together thumbs and first two fingers

Dog

Stick out tongue and pant like a dog

Cat

With fingers, trace whiskers across cheeks

It hurts

Tap index fingers together near spot that hurts

Help me

Close one hand into a fist, place fist on outstretched palm

Raise both hands together

Mommy

With open hand, tap thumb to chin several times

Daddy

With open hand, tap thumb to forehead several times

Book

Place palms together and open up, as if opening a book

Sleepy

Press palms together, rest cheek on outside of hand, as if sleeping.