Proud Mama Moment

[geminigirl]

We've used a few signs with Naomi for months. She's not much for signing, which is frustrating, but . In the last few days, she's started using the sign for "more" when she wants more of the cereal I'm eating (I've got a thing for dry cereal, and will often share it with her when I'm eating it.) What's funny is that even though we use "more" and "please" she'll sign "more" and say "pea."

I haven't had any today yet...I was eating cheese-but I have some of it next to me. Naomi walked over to me, grunted and then signed "eat more" and then said "pea" which is "please".

Interesting other fact...Naomi doesn't point much. We realized that neither one of us points very often either; we were both taught that it was rude, so it's not a habit we have. Naomi will walk over to something she wants, look at it and make noise until you pay attention, and then when you reach for whatever she's trying to get at, her noises change so that you know you're getting the right thing. This actually makes me laugh-my kid will stand in front of the refrigerator wanting her Fridge Farm, and sort of grunt at it until you get it for her, but won't point to it.

But she signed. She told me what she wanted. And I'm proud of her for it. Now if she would add more signs...

Comments

[vvalkyri.livejournal.com]

This is absolutely adorable.

[fj.livejournal.com]

ook at it and make noise until you pay attention, and then when you reach for whatever she's trying to get at, her noises change so that you know you're getting the right thing.

Warm... warm... lukewarm... cold!... lukewarm.. warm... warm... hot...hothothotgrabitalready!

Um, are you guys signing to stimulate her language before she is able to speak, or did I miss your child being diagnosed as deaf?

[geminigirl]

We sign because it's less frustrating for everyone with a child who isn't really verbal yet-you give them tools to communicate about what they want or need.

[erinmdmd.livejournal.com]

She may, now that she has figured out how useful the ones she has are. Riana never took wildly to signing, but once she figured out that it was handy, she made up or adopted a few more signs. R was/is a pretty verbal child (slower physically) and had a large3r than average spoken vocabulary early, so the combination of the two was good for a while. I was sad when she dropped all of her signs out of the blue.

[jaclyn.livejournal.com]

that's so awesome! I've been signing with jonah for 4 months and haven't seen anything yet. I do the sign for nurse (milk) without saying anything and he goes divebombing my shirt so I know he gets it, he's just not doing it back yet (10 months).

I have hope!

go naomi!!

[fairion.livejournal.com]

I love the grunt till you get it for her. I wish ours didn't point. We still need to follow the finger every once in a while.