Dunno Maya - my DS was always a "talker" so went for crying as an early option. Some babies do, despite the books saying they go for body language first. DS also refused to babysign, he just used babble that I had to decode.

But my nearly-5-year-old is also confident and self-assured, has his own likes and dislikes, is fairly well-adjusted (considering who his parents are!) and is very, very huggy and kissy. In fact, when he's a bit too exploratory for me at the supermarket, I can lure him into the child seat by pointing out he's in front of me and we can cuddle the whole way around. But not widely-loved because he's "too high maintainance" and has "a strong will". Neither of which are a problem for me, but clearly cause other people seeing our relationship.