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15:06:29 |
WeeHands |
OFFICIAL START OF THE SIGNING WITH BABY CHAT! WELCOME! ?MY
NAME IS SARA FROM WEEHANDS AND I AM YOUR HOSTESS TODAY! THIS
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15:06:31 |
LisaB |
I am so disoriented..I have no idea where I am...LOL |
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15:06:46 |
WeeHands |
which chat room are you in!!! |
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15:07:20 |
WeeHands |
how many instant message windows have you ever had open!? |
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15:09:12 |
LisaB |
I think I am in the right place |
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15:13:11 |
WeeHands |
you are in the right place! |
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15:13:36 |
ourwiefamily |
hi |
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15:13:43 |
WeeHands |
hey that was quick! |
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15:13:51 |
WeeHands |
how are you doing!? |
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15:14:46 |
WeeHands |
it's a quiet, quiet afternoon! |
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15:14:53 |
WeeHands |
are all your babies sleeping? |
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15:14:54 |
WeeHands |
:) |
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15:15:02 |
ourwiefamily |
nope ... just ran to the grocery store actually |
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15:15:07 |
LisaB |
at the momement |
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15:15:17 |
ourwiefamily |
and then had to slap together a sandwich for me before
coming here ... that's why I'mm late |
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15:15:30 |
ourwiefamily |
but SO glad to be here finally! |
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15:16:13 |
ourwiefamily |
guess what I did yesterday?!?! (or day before ... the days
they blend together) |
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15:16:20 |
ourwiefamily |
I bought Maria's first birthday present |
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15:16:22 |
ourwiefamily |
and it is |
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15:16:25 |
ourwiefamily |
drum roll |
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15:16:37 |
ourwiefamily |
the new baby sign dvds from signing times! |
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15:17:32 |
ourwiefamily |
release date is Sept 6 or something like that and Maria's
birthday is Oct 2, so perfect timing for us! |
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15:18:02 |
ourwiefamily |
I'm going to try a new color |
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15:18:05 |
WeeHands |
yeah!! i can't wait to get it! |
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15:18:12 |
ourwiefamily |
oops forgot to apply it, lol |
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15:18:30 |
WeeHands |
maria's going to be one! noooooo :crying |
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15:18:35 |
WeeHands |
where has this year gone! |
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15:18:40 |
ourwiefamily |
just zipped right by |
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15:18:51 |
WeeHands |
no kidding |
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15:18:58 |
ourwiefamily |
her signing update ... she definitely has milk" down well.
But mostly she only signs it while nursing." |
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15:19:06 |
WeeHands |
my son just turned 5 and my little ballerina will be 3 in
november! |
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15:19:19 |
WeeHands |
the most important milk! |
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15:19:21 |
ourwiefamily |
When she wants to nurse really bad she just arches her neck
back and pushes her head into my chest wall |
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15:19:32 |
ourwiefamily |
then after she is nicely latched on, she signs milk"" |
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15:19:34 |
WeeHands |
total desparation ! |
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15:19:43 |
ourwiefamily |
yup ... she is never a little" hungry!" |
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15:20:11 |
ourwiefamily |
though a couple times she has signed milk" and shoved it in
her mouth when she was telling me she wanted to ... most of
the time though she only signs after she starts up." |
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15:20:16 |
WeeHands |
i think it's so cool when babies use their signs for more
than just requesting - here she's commenting yeah, I'm
having some milk!"" |
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15:20:48 |
ourwiefamily |
and she loves how when she signs milk, then dad and mom both
say milk milk milk" at her. She thinks she is terribly
clever, hehe" |
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15:21:16 |
WeeHands |
one of our instructors, Joanne, showed my a photo of her 15
month old. when they say cheese" to get him to smile - he
looks at them funny and signs it!" |
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15:21:26 |
ourwiefamily |
she also seems to use the sign milk" for Mom, lol ... we are
so intertwined, yk!" |
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15:21:32 |
WeeHands |
of course, she's a genius! |
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15:21:41 |
WeeHands |
lol! |
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15:22:05 |
WeeHands |
and she's only 11 months old! |
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15:22:14 |
WeeHands |
:bf |
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15:22:19 |
WeeHands |
too funny! |
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15:22:49 |
ourwiefamily |
I keep expecting her to burst into a flurry of signs
someday. She seems t o really understand them when others
use them, but just hasn't mastered their use for herself.
Mostly, I think she sees them as us entertaining her. ;) |
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15:23:55 |
ourwiefamily |
i have told a billion people about the signing times dvds
and several have bought them at my urging and ended up
loving them. |
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15:24:12 |
ourwiefamily |
I am kinda jealous though because a couple of the other
babies are much further ahead at using the signs. |
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15:24:35 |
ourwiefamily |
I know their moms on email loops so I'm not seeing the
babies ... maybe if Maria saw other babies using the signs
more, she would herself too. |
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15:24:47 |
ourwiefamily |
Or maybe it's just because the other babies are all about 1
to 1.5 months older than she is? |
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15:25:14 |
WeeHands |
that's most likely it |
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15:25:21 |
WeeHands |
what signs does she have? |
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15:25:36 |
ourwiefamily |
We were on a dues list together ... but it was a Sept dues
list and Maria was the last one to be born. :) |
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15:25:54 |
ourwiefamily |
not many ... milk" "bye" sort of "mom"" |
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15:26:24 |
WeeHands |
that's three - does she raise her arms for pick me up"" |
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15:26:39 |
ourwiefamily |
only if I hold my arms out to her and wait for her to put
her arms out. |
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15:26:43 |
ourwiefamily |
she's a lazy girl, lol |
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15:26:43 |
WeeHands |
i found with my wee ones the first 10 signs are slowest to
come. |
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15:26:49 |
WeeHands |
that's okay! |
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15:27:03 |
WeeHands |
my joshua signed at 9 months and sabrina signed at 11 months |
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15:27:17 |
WeeHands |
she just flew past him around 13-14 months |
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15:27:24 |
ourwiefamily |
sometimes I think she is sort of doing eat" but "eat" and
the sign I think she means for "mom" are very confusing and
similar" |
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15:27:24 |
WeeHands |
she's also very laid back |
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15:28:08 |
WeeHands |
just keep modelling the correct signs in the correct
situations and she'll get it |
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15:28:18 |
ourwiefamily |
My 2yo Isaiah was really excited the other day ... he had
colored a whole bunch of different colors on a page ... just
big scribbles |
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15:28:31 |
ourwiefamily |
He came and showed it to me and said it was a rainbow |
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15:28:41 |
ourwiefamily |
I said, what colors are in your rainbow?"" |
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15:29:21 |
ourwiefamily |
and he answered lots of colors in my rainbow" and as he
answered, he did the sign for "colors" and "rainbow" and
then started listing off some of his colors and bursting
into the song." |
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15:29:37 |
WeeHands |
ahhh! |
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15:29:46 |
ourwiefamily |
it's amazing to me how much signs are part of him ... if he
knows it, he signs it as he is speaking. |
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15:29:49 |
WeeHands |
too sweet! |
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15:30:41 |
ourwiefamily |
oooo ... a question ... he did this with hot dog" but the
signs he knows are for the separate words "hot" and "dog"
... is there a sign for hotdog that is specific to the
food?" |
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15:32:39 |
ourwiefamily |
and btw, it's wonderful for me that he uses his signs too
because his speech is still difficult for me to understand
... like I can't tell the difference between words like
bite" and "bath" (though he doesn't know signs for those,
but just saying them bec" |
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15:32:42 |
dsjones_68 |
am i all alone here? |
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15:32:45 |
ourwiefamily |
because that just happened |
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15:32:54 |
ourwiefamily |
dsjones_68 hello! |
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15:32:58 |
dsjones_68 |
hi |
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15:32:59 |
ourwiefamily |
are you here for baby signs chat? |
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15:33:08 |
dsjones_68 |
i think so |
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15:33:37 |
ourwiefamily |
and were you born in 1968? (I always wonder when I see
people's screen names, lol) |
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15:33:37 |
WeeHands |
dsjones_68 welcome! |
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15:34:10 |
ourwiefamily |
if so, we are close in age! |
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15:34:12 |
dsjones_68 |
thank you |
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15:34:36 |
dsjones_68 |
yes i was born in '68 |
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15:35:02 |
ourwiefamily |
i'm '71 myself ... how bout you, weehands .... fess up |
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15:35:08 |
WeeHands |
the sign for hot dog...is left hand bent C shape, palm up
(representing the bun) - right hand 1 shape (representing
the weiner!) |
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15:35:17 |
dsjones_68 |
can anybody tell me how this works? |
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15:35:28 |
ourwiefamily |
so do you put the 1 shape into the bun shape? |
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15:35:49 |
WeeHands |
place the 1 shape of your right hand into the palm of your
left hand (the wiener in the bun!) |
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15:36:00 |
WeeHands |
add ketchup and mustard as you want! |
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15:36:05 |
WeeHands |
1966 here! |
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15:36:19 |
dsjones_68 |
hi '66 |
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15:36:35 |
WeeHands |
we're very casual her dsjones_68 - we just ask questions
and share stories most of the time! |
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15:36:47 |
ourwiefamily |
cool ... I'm the youngest for a change! Lately, I've been
the oldest everywhere I go it seems. :) |
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15:36:53 |
dsjones_68 |
ok. i am new to signing. |
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15:37:04 |
WeeHands |
ok i ask this each week - where is every one form - me, east
of Toronto |
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15:37:06 |
ourwiefamily |
I just told Isaiah that was the sign for hotdog and he
looked at me puzzled and said no it's not mom" lol" |
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15:37:33 |
WeeHands |
my kids won't eat hotdogs we have to call them warmdogs"!" |
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15:37:55 |
WeeHands |
cuz hotdogs would be too hot! |
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15:37:58 |
ourwiefamily |
so I did like Rachel does on signing time and explained it
by saying see, it's like making a bun and putting a hotdog
in it. Yum" (and pretended to bite" |
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15:38:13 |
dsjones_68 |
i am originally from n.y., but i currently live in c.t. |
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15:38:22 |
ourwiefamily |
then he laughed and ran off |
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15:38:29 |
WeeHands |
same goes for hot chocolate |
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15:38:40 |
dsjones_68 |
ladies, i have an important question. |
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15:38:47 |
WeeHands |
go ahead! |
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15:39:43 |
dsjones_68 |
ok, i am left handed. i do not use my right hand as much,
because i cannot turn it over. how can i sign? |
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15:40:22 |
WeeHands |
you can still sign |
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15:40:33 |
WeeHands |
many signs are made just with one hand - e.g., milk |
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15:40:50 |
WeeHands |
for one handed signs you use your dominant hand - your left
hand |
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15:41:12 |
dsjones_68 |
i find it hard. i am just starting out. i am not sure if i
am doing the signs right. |
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15:41:18 |
WeeHands |
your dominant hand (your left hand) is always the hand that
does the majority of the moving |
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15:41:27 |
LisaB |
Hi..sorry, had to do phone call... from scanning back the
answers are Lisa, from Michigan, BOrn 65 |
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15:41:27 |
WeeHands |
how old is your little one? |
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15:41:34 |
ourwiefamily |
I have lefties in my house and they all sign w/ their left
hands with the right hand doing the tiny jobs |
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15:42:00 |
ourwiefamily |
I am right handed so I do the signs mainly w/ my right hand |
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15:43:29 |
dsjones_68 |
my baby is 6 months old |
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15:43:53 |
ourwiefamily |
do you have other children too? |
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15:44:31 |
dsjones_68 |
yes. |
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15:44:48 |
ourwiefamily |
how old are they? |
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15:45:23 |
dsjones_68 |
i have three girls. 16, 12, 5. the baby is a boy |
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15:45:35 |
ourwiefamily |
I have a 13yob, 11yob, 7yob, 5yog, 2yob and 11mog |
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15:46:13 |
ourwiefamily |
My kids have all really gotten into signing ... we started
it up again for the baby because I always wanted to do
signing w/ my babies, but never had yet. |
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15:46:21 |
dsjones_68 |
:shocked: how do you do it? |
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15:46:30 |
ourwiefamily |
ummm ... do what? LOL |
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15:46:58 |
dsjones_68 |
handle 6 kids? |
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15:47:30 |
ourwiefamily |
ah, lol ... well it's a lot easier than when I just had 2.
They keep each other entertained. I get to go to the
bathroom by myself. |
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15:47:49 |
dsjones_68 |
your lucky. |
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15:48:46 |
ourwiefamily |
My 11yo was teh one who really took off with the signing. |
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15:49:01 |
ourwiefamily |
We bought the dvds from www.signingtime.com ... everyone
just LOVES them |
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15:49:22 |
dsjones_68 |
i do not think i could get my older ones interested in
signing. |
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15:49:36 |
ourwiefamily |
My 11yo set about teaching all the signs to the rest of the
kids. |
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15:49:55 |
ourwiefamily |
Really? Hmm ... most kids love signing because it's like
secret code language. Very cool. |
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15:50:10 |
ourwiefamily |
I bet at least your 5yo would love it. |
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15:50:40 |
ourwiefamily |
She would love the dvds from signing time, I would bet! My
5yo is the reason I bought them! I played the demo and she
happened to be walking by the computer. |
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15:51:04 |
ourwiefamily |
She kept making me play the demo again and again, day after
day, so I finally talked to dh about it and he watched her
watching it and said, go for it! So we bought all 6. |
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15:52:23 |
ourwiefamily |
you should check out the website I mentioned and look at her
video clips she has there ... |
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15:52:54 |
dsjones_68 |
ok. i will do that |
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15:53:03 |
ourwiefamily |
what got you interested in baby signing? |
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15:54:02 |
dsjones_68 |
i have always been interested in sign language. i just think
it is easier to sign than to hear the baby cry. |
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15:54:44 |
ourwiefamily |
how have you been starting out w/ it? Did you get a book or
did you just know some signs? |
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15:55:56 |
dsjones_68 |
i know some signs. i breastfeed the baby. that part is easy. |
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15:57:05 |
ourwiefamily |
that's neat |
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15:57:35 |
ourwiefamily |
I knew some signs too ... we actually used to do some
signing years ago when my oldest two were about 2 and 4yo
because we had a deaf friend. |
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15:57:52 |
WeeHands |
the site www.weehands.com has a link to an amazing asl
dictionary |
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15:57:54 |
dsjones_68 |
i want to learn more signs, but i can't afford to buy the
books. |
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15:57:57 |
ourwiefamily |
after he moved and we had some major things (like moves and
otehr things), we stopped signing. |
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15:58:10 |
ourwiefamily |
so it meant a lot to me to start up again. |
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15:58:15 |
WeeHands |
www.signwithsam.com has the alphabet |
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15:58:21 |
ourwiefamily |
hmmm ... I'm going to have to check these out. |
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15:58:57 |
ourwiefamily |
dsjones_68 you may want to see if you can get the signing
times dvds through the library ... I have some friends who
have done that. You might have to do inner library loan
(whatever that is called) |
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15:59:18 |
WeeHands |
www.signingtime.com has great demos |
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15:59:21 |
ourwiefamily |
maybe inter library loan? sorry I don't think I've every
seen that spelled out |
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15:59:54 |
ourwiefamily |
oh say ... i have another signing story |
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16:00:01 |
dsjones_68 |
i understand what you mean. |
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16:00:16 |
ourwiefamily |
dsjones_68 ... just so you know, my 2yo was born w/ some
birth trauma (I think weehands knows this?) |
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16:00:45 |
WeeHands |
yes |
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16:01:01 |
ourwiefamily |
He had oxygen deprivation because of a cord prolapse ... he
was in the nicu for 6 days. His first year, he was very
very tense |
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16:01:09 |
WeeHands |
an amazing little boy! |
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16:01:23 |
dsjones_68 |
i'll say!! |
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16:01:26 |
ourwiefamily |
And he was also very twisty ... like holding a human
corkscrew! We really couldn't let his elderly grandparents
hold him because he was too tough |
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16:01:31 |
ourwiefamily |
and he cried a TON |
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16:01:45 |
ourwiefamily |
He was so frustrated because he couldn't communicate w/ us
... you could see him just struggling |
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16:02:01 |
ourwiefamily |
he was a little delayed w/ speech and on the very low end of
normal for fine motor skills. |
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16:02:07 |
WeeHands |
our chat time is just about done :( it goes so quickly! |
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16:02:13 |
ourwiefamily |
well ... when we got the signing times dvds, he really took
to them |
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16:02:18 |
ourwiefamily |
and learned over 100 signs very quickly |
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16:02:31 |
ourwiefamily |
he also started pronouncing the words better when talking
(because they are said so often on the dvds) |
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16:02:39 |
ourwiefamily |
(I'm hurrying to tell my last story, promise!) |
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16:02:58 |
ourwiefamily |
anyway ... we had already seen those things improve and it
is so nice to have the signs when his speech is confusing
still |
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16:03:06 |
ourwiefamily |
and his JOY at being able to communicate! |
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16:03:19 |
ourwiefamily |
He is so cute! Big shiney eyes and huge smile. Just
sparkles |
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16:03:36 |
ourwiefamily |
well anyway ... he has been really working to form different
signs. And just the other day, he managed to make an m"" |
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16:03:56 |
ourwiefamily |
he had to work really hard to get his three fingers up in
the air and then fold them onto his thumb. Then he had to
work really hard to keep them there |
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16:04:03 |
ourwiefamily |
You should have seen him beaming when he did it! |
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16:05:08 |
dsjones_68 |
aaawww. do we have to go? |
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16:05:32 |
WeeHands |
no you can stay but i need to run :) |
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16:05:56 |
WeeHands |
i'll end the chat officially but you can stay as long as you
want! |
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16:06:12 |
dsjones_68 |
the baby is hungry. i have to go too, but i had fun. |
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16:06:29 |
ourwiefamily |
I have to go too. Great to meet you. Hope you can make it
again! |
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16:06:39 |
ourwiefamily |
And I hope I can too! I can't believe how many chats I've
missed! |
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16:06:45 |
ourwiefamily |
Have there been very many people coming? |
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16:06:51 |
WeeHands |
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