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20:03:58 |
WeeHands |
HI THERE WELCOME TO THE SIGNING WITH BABY CHAT! I'M SARA
FROM WEEHANDS! |
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20:03:59 |
ourwiefamily |
I'm sick again ... sore throat and wondering if it's strep
again. Sigh |
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20:04:06 |
onthebrink |
Hi Sara! |
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20:04:07 |
ourwiefamily |
Hello Ssara |
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20:04:10 |
WeeHands |
Hi there! |
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20:04:15 |
WeeHands |
hi ourwiefamily ! |
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20:04:21 |
onthebrink |
how are you? |
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20:04:29 |
onthebrink |
small group this evening |
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20:04:43 |
WeeHands |
I'm good; just relaxing after throwing the kids into bed :D |
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20:05:01 |
WeeHands |
where are you onthebrink ? |
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20:05:18 |
onthebrink |
in Florida. and you? |
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20:06:12 |
onthebrink |
i've never used baby sign |
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20:06:30 |
WeeHands |
oh, nice! i'm just east of Toronto. Do you have any wee
kiddies? |
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20:06:39 |
onthebrink |
my daughter, emma, is 4. she was an early talker (very
clear by 9-10 months), so we didn't really get to it. |
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20:06:54 |
onthebrink |
john is 7 months and isn't talking, so i'm interested in the
signing. |
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20:06:56 |
WeeHands |
My son is 4.5, born August 2000 |
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20:07:09 |
WeeHands |
emma was an early talker! |
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20:07:14 |
onthebrink |
i love the age 4! 3 was the truly terrible part! |
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20:07:26 |
onthebrink |
yes, she was early with most everything. john is normal."" |
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20:07:43 |
onthebrink |
normal is kind of a nice change - very laid back! |
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20:08:03 |
WeeHands |
do you think so? my daughter is 2.5 and I'm having a hoot
with her. she is the happiest little thing and swings from
being a ballerina to a pirate daily - aaarrrr! |
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20:08:28 |
onthebrink |
i thought 2 was awesome. 3 was a challenge for me. 4
rocks! |
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20:08:34 |
WeeHands |
maybe the second child is typically the laid back one ? is
it them or us!? |
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20:08:44 |
onthebrink |
good question! |
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20:09:16 |
onthebrink |
so, is he a good age to start the baby sign thing? i just
pulled out the book today. |
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20:10:03 |
ourwiefamily |
I'm signing w/ Maria who's a little younger than John ...
good age to start |
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20:12:30 |
WeeHands |
7 months is a great time to start! |
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20:12:39 |
WeeHands |
what are you're little ones favourite things? |
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20:12:59 |
onthebrink |
um - nursing! |
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20:13:15 |
onthebrink |
do i just show him the sign as i say the word or do the
action? |
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20:13:22 |
ourwiefamily |
I'm still debating on what sign to use for nursing ... milk
or nursing or mom + milk |
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20:13:41 |
onthebrink |
oh, i need to grab that book and check out those signs |
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20:13:49 |
onthebrink |
is there a link with them online? |
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20:13:51 |
ourwiefamily |
yes, Nancy ... you just use the sign whenever you say the
word |
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20:14:04 |
WeeHands |
show him the sign at least before, during and after. talk
about the activity and show the sign whenever you say the
word |
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20:14:07 |
onthebrink |
hmm... i don't think i usually say nursing outloud - we just
do it! |
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20:14:15 |
onthebrink |
ok, makes sense |
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20:14:16 |
ourwiefamily |
LOL ... |
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20:14:18 |
WeeHands |
www.weehands.com |
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20:14:30 |
WeeHands |
go to the signing links on the bottom of the page |
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20:14:44 |
WeeHands |
onthebrink that's funny! |
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20:15:19 |
onthebrink |
which link? |
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20:15:30 |
WeeHands |
my son actually tapped his chest with one fist for nursing.
for whatever reason we called nursing num nums"" |
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20:15:34 |
WeeHands |
:) |
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20:15:35 |
ourwiefamily |
I guess I babble a lot to my kids, so when I am picking
Maria up, I say are you hungry? Do you want nanas?" She
has learned the word by sound and will quiet when I say it
because she knows it is coming" |
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20:15:55 |
WeeHands |
she'll do the same thing when you show her the sign |
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20:16:03 |
ourwiefamily |
Now it's mostly that I have to get her to *look* at me when
I am doing the sign ... usually she is busy burying her face
in my shirt. :) |
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20:16:26 |
onthebrink |
emma called nursing ah-na for some reason. then, she
switched to more" - as in "Emma, do you want more?"" |
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20:16:27 |
WeeHands |
http://www.weehands.com/signinglinks.htm |
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20:17:04 |
WeeHands |
then do the sign on her, e.g., sign milk" around her hand" |
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20:17:04 |
onthebrink |
but which do i click on there? there are 6 |
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20:17:32 |
WeeHands |
one of the bottom ones, the ASL browser is great! |
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20:17:33 |
ourwiefamily |
one of them is signing times and that is the DVD series we
use ... she has some neat clips from the DVDs on there |
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20:17:49 |
ourwiefamily |
I mean, on her website ... so we saw samples before ordering |
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20:17:57 |
WeeHands |
we LOVE signing time! |
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20:18:21 |
ourwiefamily |
Our family finally saw all 6 DVDs. The kids are all just so
excited to watch them and practice their signs. |
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20:18:22 |
onthebrink |
oh, looking at that now. very cool! |
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20:18:56 |
ourwiefamily |
What has me cracking up is that my 4yog Elizabeth wants to
talk sign all the time ... she will come up to me and sign
w/o words and she will make up signs for any words she
doesn't know. So I'm stuck trying to read her lips and
guess, lol |
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20:19:26 |
ourwiefamily |
But when she tells me a new sign she made up, she does it
like Rachel on signing times ... so she will say, Look Mom,
this is Cake ... see, it is like you are holding a cake.
LOL |
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20:19:26 |
WeeHands |
There's an online store in Calgary that is offering limited
time offer 10% off all Signing Time! DVDs and videos
http://www.signingstore.ca |
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20:19:41 |
onthebrink |
so what words do you use for nurse? i don't see
breastfeeding and nurse seems to apply to a medical
professional. |
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20:19:57 |
WeeHands |
ourwiefamily that's adorable re your 4 year old - I'd love
to see that! |
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20:20:04 |
WeeHands |
hi terrie! |
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20:20:21 |
WeeHands |
too funny ourwiefamily |
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20:20:26 |
WeeHands |
you should tape her! |
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20:20:54 |
signingminionmaker |
Hey!! |
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20:21:16 |
signingminionmaker |
what are we taping? |
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20:21:21 |
ourwiefamily |
it would be fun to tape her ... |
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20:21:33 |
ourwiefamily |
my 4yo daughter making up her own signs because she wants to
talk sign all the time |
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20:21:53 |
ourwiefamily |
She will show us just like Rachel does on the ST dvds ...
see mom, this is cake" like you are holding a cake" |
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20:21:57 |
signingminionmaker |
my triplets are starting to do that but they teach each
other and don't teach us |
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20:22:37 |
ourwiefamily |
The kids are itching to pick out Name signs ... I need to
get that book that was mentioned last time. I haven't made
it to the library yet, though. |
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20:23:48 |
ourwiefamily |
Wanted to mention a find ... there was an ASL cdrom at
Target for $1!! |
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20:24:04 |
signingminionmaker |
ah I wish we had a Target |
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20:25:03 |
ourwiefamily |
Terrie ... too funny about your triplets teaching each other
signs and not telling you. How old are they again? |
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20:25:08 |
onthebrink |
wow - awesome find! clearance? |
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20:25:11 |
signingminionmaker |
21 months |
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20:25:25 |
ourwiefamily |
Nope ... it is in the dollar section!!! |
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20:25:35 |
signingminionmaker |
Yeah all three of them have made up signs and they all do
them and my hubby and I haven't gotta clue. |
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20:25:58 |
ourwiefamily |
It's called Interactive Sign Language Hypersign" I think
the brand is Palatine" |
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20:26:08 |
onthebrink |
oh, love the dollar section! |
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20:26:19 |
signingminionmaker |
Never heard of it. Let me know what it's like |
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20:26:21 |
ourwiefamily |
It's Windows 95/98/Me/XP Compatible so I think that's why so
cheap. |
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20:26:29 |
WeeHands |
what a great find ourwiefamily ! |
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20:26:38 |
WeeHands |
does it work well? |
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20:27:06 |
ourwiefamily |
It says it includes over 2000 basic ASL signs w/
instructional text in Spanish and English. Features include
full motion video, age level specific vocabulary, everyday
phrases and a host of games and activities. |
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20:27:16 |
ourwiefamily |
(that was a quote) :) |
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20:27:33 |
signingminionmaker |
That sounds good |
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20:27:40 |
onthebrink |
very cool! |
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20:27:44 |
ourwiefamily |
I haven't used it yet ... this is windows compatible and we
have a Mac as our main computer. I need to fire up the old
PC ... or I might bring it over to my sister's to try it
out. |
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20:28:06 |
onthebrink |
what about diaper? i want to sign for him when i change him
or something in hopes that later he'd be able to show me
when he needs a change. |
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20:28:11 |
ourwiefamily |
My kids are just eating up ASL right now. So I *had* to get
something more anyway and figured for $1 I couldn't really
go wrong! |
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20:28:37 |
ourwiefamily |
I think you do no" with both hands at the place where the
diaper pins or tape or snaps would be." |
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20:28:53 |
ourwiefamily |
Is that a good way to describe it? |
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20:29:07 |
ourwiefamily |
As my daughter would say ... it's like you are tapping the
place where the pins of the diaper are, mom. |
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20:29:10 |
signingminionmaker |
We use the sign for change. |
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20:29:47 |
onthebrink |
why no?"" |
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20:29:56 |
onthebrink |
change makes sense? |
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20:30:09 |
ourwiefamily |
Well, it isn't indicating no" ... it's more like you are
tapping" |
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20:30:29 |
onthebrink |
oh, ok |
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20:30:31 |
onthebrink |
got it |
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20:30:36 |
ourwiefamily |
Do you know the sign for no? |
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20:30:48 |
onthebrink |
so what are some basics i should start with? |
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20:31:20 |
onthebrink |
yes, i know no. (funny sentence!) |
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20:32:36 |
ourwiefamily |
Well ... do you have a routine w/ him? Like do you do
certain things each day like a bath and eating? |
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20:32:42 |
onthebrink |
i was thinking: something for breastfeeding, pain, food,
sister, daddy, mommy... what else? |
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20:32:45 |
signingminionmaker |
sorry, trying to do a bunch of stuff at the same time |
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20:33:02 |
signingminionmaker |
milk, like milking a cow is good for BF and bottle |
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20:33:04 |
onthebrink |
our routine is basically: nurse. |
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20:33:07 |
WeeHands |
try to sign things that you little one really likes (nurse,
mommy, daddy, up, ball, book, dog) and pair these with signs
for things that happen all day (change, diaper, eat, bath,
sleep, etc.) |
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20:33:32 |
ourwiefamily |
Yeah ... what weehands said. :) |
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20:33:35 |
onthebrink |
so do you all do the milking cow thing for BF? |
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20:33:41 |
signingminionmaker |
hey I was going to say something like that but probably not
as good as that so maybe it was good that you answered that. |
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20:33:46 |
WeeHands |
