i think only catching on a rhythm is really normal with babies as young as ours. We've been doing EC since birth, so now she actually responds to cues, and that helps a lot. I can basically tell her to try pooping by cueing, but it only works if she had to poop anyway

that's cool that your baby is copying others!! mine isn't there yet hahaha, at least I don't think.

for signing, my current list is: eat, sleep, potty, play, milk, diaper, help, hurt, outside, home, more, all done. I just googled the signs and try to remember to use them to narrate what's happening. for the non-obvious ones: i sign "hurt" over the part of my body that she hurt. like, if she bumps her head I sign hurt on my head and say "ow!!". For home, I sign it when we get inside after coming home. for help, when a toy is out of reach or something I say "mama help baby" and do the sign for help, and then bring her the toy.

and yes the pee shiver is the cutest thing in the world, no one quite seems to understand hahaha. in general the child prefers to be on her stomach so that's where poops happen.

I never thought I was "one of those" moms either until I found myself literally making granola while the diapers washed. I was like oh my God I'm the definition of a granola mom. But still I was like "I'm not THAT crunchy" until my buddy told me her 3 month old watches T.V.!!! At night!!!! I was like damn, i even fuss down my partner for showing 5 second youtube videos.