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21:10:29 |
bonellen |
hi |
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21:10:53 |
joanned |
hi there |
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21:11:09 |
joanned |
are you a signing mom? |
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21:11:11 |
bonellen |
this is signing babies chat? |
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21:11:29 |
bonellen |
yes. mom to 15 month old spencer. you? |
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21:11:55 |
joanned |
yes - Richard is 9 months old and
signing |
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21:12:18 |
bonellen |
fabulous! that is about when spencer
started signign back to us. |
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21:12:50 |
joanned |
Wonderful - How much is he signing
now? |
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21:13:08 |
bonellen |
lots! right after he turned one they
just started exploding |
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21:13:24 |
bonellen |
he signs some, and speaks some too. |
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21:13:41 |
joanned |
did you know sign before he was born? |
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21:14:08 |
bonellen |
i got Baby Signs" from my cousin as a
baby gift. she used it with her kids (now 5 & 7) and thought
it was great" |
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21:14:16 |
bonellen |
that was my intro to signing |
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21:14:19 |
bonellen |
what are richard's favorite signs? |
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21:14:55 |
joanned |
right now he's only signing milk but
understands many more |
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21:15:23 |
bonellen |
yes. spencer did seem to understand
lots. |
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21:15:27 |
joanned |
I find it helps him with transition ie.
diaper change, saying bye bye to toys etc. |
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21:15:55 |
bonellen |
milk, more, eat, all done are good
ones to start with - because you use them so often, for many
situations |
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21:16:50 |
bonellen |
how did you get into signing with
richard? |
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21:17:04 |
joanned |
I've actually been signing to Richard
since he was born - I've been an ASL signer for over 10
years now as I have a Deaf family member |
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21:17:34 |
eilidh |
I'm just gonna jump right in...I'm
teaching my 10mos baby girl, Willow to sign. Nothing
yet....but I'm not giving up! |
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21:17:55 |
eilidh |
I have an older daughter who I taught
to sign....so this is signer #2 |
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21:17:56 |
joanned |
Sorry, Richard just woke up.....by
back in a minute I hope |
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21:18:16 |
brooke |
i have a 7 month old who's still a bit
young, but we plan to teach |
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21:18:29 |
bonellen |
hi eilidh. hi brooke |
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21:18:40 |
eilidh |
That's great, Brooke. Your first
baby? |
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21:19:40 |
bonellen |
eilidh - how did you get started
signing with your older daughter |
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21:19:50 |
brooke |
yes, he's our first (and in my lap) ;) |
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21:19:55 |
brooke |
yes, he's our first (and in my lap) ;) |
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21:20:18 |
eilidh |
I started when she was born.....and
was kinda hot and cold.....but she signed her first sign at
10mos old...it was fish....and after that she learned signs
very quickly! |
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21:20:56 |
eilidh |
It's amazing how once they grasp the
concept of signing, they can really take off! They can
learn a lot of signs. |
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21:21:12 |
bonellen |
my son spencer started signing back to
use around 9/10 months of age... and right after his
birthday they just kept tumbling out |
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21:21:26 |
bonellen |
(he's 14 1/2 months now and going
stong!) |
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21:21:57 |
eilidh |
My older daughter has such great
speach....so much more advanced than any of her peers....and
I know it's because of her early language development via
signing. |
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21:22:44 |
bonellen |
that's great to hear! spencer seems to
be a bit ahead of the other kids in his class in language
(but he was a bit behind in walking) |
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21:23:14 |
eilidh |
My second doesn't seem to be as quick
as my first....but I'm hanging in there. |
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21:23:36 |
bonellen |
does your daughter sign to him too? |
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21:24:22 |
eilidh |
My older daughter signs some....but
her primary means of communciation is speach....she signs
for fun, when I sign signing songs, or when I sign. |
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21:24:43 |
signingminionmaker |
hi everyone! |
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21:24:44 |
eilidh |
meant to say when I ask her to
sign...sorry. |
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21:24:54 |
eilidh |
Hi signingminionmaker |
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21:24:56 |
bonellen |
was it sad when she stopped? |
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21:25:04 |
bonellen |
hi minionmaker |
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21:25:07 |
signingminionmaker |
what are we talking about? |
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21:25:18 |
eilidh |
Nah....it's wasn't like to just
stopped....it's slowly trickled down..... |
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21:25:39 |
eilidh |
but the other day.... |
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21:25:45 |
eilidh |
I took her to dance class |
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21:25:55 |
eilidh |
and they have a window for the parents
to look in |
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21:26:18 |
eilidh |
and she and all the other girls were h
olding hands as t hey sad down |
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21:26:26 |
eilidh |
sat...I mean |
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21:26:32 |
eilidh |
she looked up at me |
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21:26:38 |
eilidh |
and saw me looking at her |
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21:26:59 |
eilidh |
and made a fist....and with her other
hand peeled up the fingers....needed to sign I love you |
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21:27:10 |
eilidh |
my heart mealted |
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21:27:21 |
bonellen |
awwwww |
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21:27:32 |
signingminionmaker |
That just brought tears to my eyes |
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21:27:42 |
eilidh |
It brought tears to me too |
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21:27:46 |
eilidh |
they grow so fast |
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21:27:50 |
bonellen |
how old is she |
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21:27:58 |
eilidh |
she'll be 3 in April |
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21:28:01 |
signingminionmaker |
Did anyone elses know what she was
doing? |
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21:28:44 |
signingminionmaker |
eilidh I wasn't here for the first
part of the talk-why did she have to peel up her fingers?
If you don't mind me asking. |
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21:28:49 |
eilidh |
I don't know....I signed it back to
her (I felt like we doing the the Wonder Twins---Unite"
ritual...ya know the one? I was a little self
conscious...but no one said anything" |
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21:29:37 |
signingminionmaker |
just a kid thing? |
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21:30:03 |
eilidh |
The I love you sign can be a little
tricky....thumb, pointer and pinky sticking up.....so she
peels each finger up to get it right (I think it's terribly
cute to see her do that!) |
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21:30:20 |
signingminionmaker |
That would be. |
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21:30:54 |
signingminionmaker |
I have a funny story |
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21:31:04 |
bonellen |
i don't think spencer has that
dexterity to sign ilove you just yet |
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21:31:08 |
bonellen |
let's hear the story! |
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21:31:23 |
signingminionmaker |
tonight my mother in law comes and
gets the triplets ready for bed so I can get a little break. |
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21:31:57 |
signingminionmaker |
that's Thurs. nights. anyways. She's
singing songs and using all the signs she can remember. |
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21:32:43 |
signingminionmaker |
I was cleaning up the kitchen after
the girls supper and she starts screaming SHE SIGNING I LOVE
YOU!!!! SHES SIGNING I LOVE YOU!!!" |
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21:33:09 |
bonellen |
awwwww |
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21:33:32 |
signingminionmaker |
So I come running out of the kitchen
and mom's leaned over Jordan changing her bum. She signed I
love you she says, I signed it to her and she signed it back
as a wave. |
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21:33:56 |
signingminionmaker |
So she tried and tried to get her to
do it and Jordan finally responds |
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21:34:20 |
signingminionmaker |
Nana is so proud of herself because
Jordan signed I love you to her first |
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21:34:26 |
bonellen |
how special |
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21:34:37 |
bonellen |
your trips are 2, right? |
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21:34:40 |
signingminionmaker |
Sadly Jordan was actually signing all
done cause Nana had finished changing her butt |
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21:34:53 |
signingminionmaker |
I didn't have the heart to tell nana |
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21:35:15 |
signingminionmaker |
Actually they are 19 months |
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21:36:41 |
signingminionmaker |
okay maybe not that funny, you kind of
had to be there |
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21:36:56 |
BabySignsKelly |
Hello Everyone! I'm late - but better
late than never! |
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21:37:02 |
bonellen |
hi kelly |
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21:37:13 |
signingminionmaker |
hi kelly |
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21:37:30 |
signingminionmaker |
Is Sara going to make it this evening? |
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21:38:45 |
BabySignsKelly |
How is everyone this evening -
anything special you're chatting about? |
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21:39:23 |
bonellen |
hi kelly. talking about signing 'i
love you' |
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21:39:44 |
signingminionmaker |
But it was really all done after a
butt change |
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21:39:55 |
bonellen |
i think that's funny |
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21:39:59 |
signingminionmaker |
all done"" |
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21:40:06 |
BabySignsKelly |
My twins and I used to sign that
through the window at day-care when I would leave them in
the morning! |
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21:40:23 |
signingminionmaker |
twins neat! i have triplets |
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21:40:43 |
BabySignsKelly |
God Bless You! I can barely handle
twins couldn't imagine triplets! |
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21:40:57 |
signingminionmaker |
bonellen how is spencer by the way? |
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21:41:11 |
signingminionmaker |
Kelly it's not that much different i'm
sure. |
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21:41:21 |
bonellen |
he's doing great. learned the word and
sign 'flower' this week. (got some for valentine's day) |
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21:41:31 |
bonellen |
now he sees 'flowers' EVERYWHERE |
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21:41:34 |
BabySignsKelly |
Probably not - you would just rise to
the occasion - just like I did with twins |
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21:41:35 |
signingminionmaker |
awesome!! |
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21:41:48 |
BabySignsKelly |
Isn't that cool when they learn a new
sign! |
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21:42:16 |
bonellen |
we just taught 'sniff, sniff' - but he
sniffs in and out, kinda gross! |
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21:42:21 |
signingminionmaker |
It really is. But I think my Zoe is a
little confused about the sign for eat. She uses it
constantly |
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21:42:32 |
BabySignsKelly |
:( Mine don't sign much anymore and I
just totally miss it! |
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21:43:03 |
signingminionmaker |
Oh no, that's what eilidh was telling
us too. |
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21:43:05 |
BabySignsKelly |
hee hee - my twins did a very similar
thing - it was quite an exagerated sniff! |
