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Signing With Babies Chat #41, with Sarah Bingham of WeeHands
( www.weehands.com )
9/22/05

4 mamas in attendance

15:16:20 WeeHands OFFICIAL START OF THE SIGNING WITH BABY CHAT! WELCOME! MY NAME IS SARA FROM WEEHANDS AND I AM YOUR HOSTESS TODAY! THIS CHAT IS TRANSCRIPTED AND POSTED ON THE SUNDAY FOLLOWING THIS CHAT...PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN POSTING TO THIS CHAT. THANK YOU! :)
15:16:48 WeeHands sorry about the late start this week :(
15:16:49 signingbaby HI Sara
15:17:05 WeeHands hello! how are you?
15:17:19 signingbaby Procrastinating
15:17:20 signingbaby LOL
15:17:29 signingbaby The first half of this book is due tomorrow
15:17:33 WeeHands what should you be doing? LOL!
15:17:48 signingbaby I'm doing it, but doing this as well haha
15:17:54 signingbaby Sort of multi-tasking
15:18:05 WeeHands that's amazing!
15:18:22 WeeHands hmm....call this a consult as part of your work!
15:18:38 signingbaby There you go
15:18:46 WeeHands how long is the book going to be?
15:18:53 signingbaby It's not big, 128 pages
15:19:05 signingbaby I have 6 weeks to write it
15:19:11 signingbaby No pressure there.
15:20:00 WeeHands but it's really focussed then
15:20:09 WeeHands a shorter read is easiest for new parents
15:20:15 signingbaby We'll see lol
15:20:19 signingbaby I don't have a lot of self-confidence
15:20:29 WeeHands brb
15:20:54 WeeHands what do you have confidence about?
15:21:02 WeeHands you built a whole website on this stuff!
15:21:21 signingbaby I suppose. I think the deadline is just freaking me out!
15:21:23 signingbaby Haha.
15:21:36 WeeHands that'll do it
15:21:46 WeeHands it's amazing what we can do under pressure though
15:21:56 WeeHands can you tell me anything about the book?
15:22:16 signingbaby I work well under pressure! I think so anyway. And yes, what do you want to know?
15:22:39 signingbaby I'm using a red colored pencil, just like in high school.
15:22:41 signingbaby lol
15:22:44 WeeHands what will make it different then other books?
15:22:55 WeeHands are you using highlighters as well! :)
15:23:03 WeeHands did you get a copy of baby signs?
15:23:04 signingbaby No highlighters, it smears my ink. LOLOL
15:23:16 signingbaby I never got one of course, I'm sorry I didn't email you back.
15:23:23 WeeHands do you still need it?
15:23:39 signingbaby Anyway, this book is an illustrated book" so it's not just pages and pages of text ... hard to explain"
15:23:50 WeeHands you're library doesn't have one?
15:24:00 signingbaby The people who are putting it together will be putting together a few sample spreads, and when they do I'll have a better way to explain it
15:24:05 WeeHands different than signing with tots""
15:24:17 signingbaby My library stinks! They didn't have ANY baby sign langauge books
15:24:34 signingbaby The dictionary Teach YOur Tot to Sign?
15:24:40 signingbaby IS that the one you mean?
15:25:21 WeeHands sorry - is it different than signing with tots?
15:25:31 signingbaby I
15:25:42 signingbaby Oops, I'm not sure what signing with tots" is?"
15:25:51 ilovemysonforever2002 hello i am new here
15:27:06 WeeHands hi there and welcome!
15:27:08 signingbaby Be back soon
15:27:16 WeeHands see you soon
15:27:23 WeeHands what's your first name  ilovemysonforever2002 ?
15:27:35 ilovemysonforever2002 april
15:27:39 WeeHands I recognize your screen name form the yahoo! groups!
15:27:50 WeeHands hi april, I'm Sara from WeeHands
15:27:52 WeeHands welcome!
15:27:56 ilovemysonforever2002 ya becasue i am in alex and leah group
15:28:01 WeeHands we are very informal here
15:28:07 ilovemysonforever2002 ty
15:28:50 WeeHands how old is your little one?
15:28:52 ilovemysonforever2002 hi sara nice to meet ya
15:29:00 ilovemysonforever2002 he 3 years old
15:29:17 ilovemysonforever2002 with apraxica
15:29:26 ilovemysonforever2002 he cant talk
15:29:36 WeeHands what area of the world are you in?
15:29:49 ilovemysonforever2002 illinois usa
15:30:42 WeeHands i'm just east of Toronto and am mom to joshua age 5 and sabrina who is going on 3 this november
15:30:58 ilovemysonforever2002 cool
15:30:58 WeeHands I used to work with the Toronto Preschool Speech and Language Service, April.
15:31:10 WeeHands she's almost 3 going on 13 though!
15:31:19 ilovemysonforever2002 oh i beat
15:31:45 WeeHands how long have you been signing with him April?
15:31:51 WeeHands hi kimberly!
15:32:50 kimberlyk Hi,I was wondering if there was anyone that teaches baby signing in Ware,MA?
15:33:26 WeeHands you can check on the site www.sign2me.com
15:34:30 WeeHands There are 6 instructors listed on this page: http://www.sign2me.com/region.php?region=us&locus=MA
15:34:39 kimberlyk Thank you.I have been doing it on my own with flash cards,He is doing really well for only being 13 months.
15:35:29 ilovemysonforever2002 most little kids thinksince like all most 2
15:35:48 ilovemysonforever2002 since he was all most age 2
15:36:06 WeeHands is your 13 month old signing kimberly
15:37:24 ilovemysonforever2002 we have all 6 of the signing time dvd
15:37:50 ilovemysonforever2002 and he loves them all  he signs singing time what me to turn it on
15:38:06 WeeHands we LOVE signing time!
15:38:23 WeeHands i just got the baby signing time DVDs a few days a go and they are wonderful!
15:38:25 kimberlyk Yes,he tells me bathroom when he wants to be changed,tells me when he wants to eat or drink.He knows how to sign no and yes.He knows how to sign sit or stand.
15:38:48 WeeHands he tells you when he wants to be change - how wonderful!  My almost 3 year old doesn't do that!
15:38:50 WeeHands :)
15:38:54 ilovemysonforever2002 i dont have them
15:39:05 ilovemysonforever2002 but my son might be to old for them
15:39:20 WeeHands that's 7 signs (at least)  kimberlyk!
15:39:23 WeeHands wonderful!
15:39:51 ilovemysonforever2002 my is 3 and he does do that netehr
15:39:51 kimberlyk I think he will be real easy to potty train he hates a wet diaper.
15:39:53 ilovemysonforever2002 nether
15:39:59 WeeHands no, he won't be too old for them - they'll just add more songs to your repetoire, reinforce the signs you have, and add a few more
15:40:15 ilovemysonforever2002 ok
15:40:19 WeeHands it will come april
15:40:28 ilovemysonforever2002 i might and go theere and check them out
15:40:42 ilovemysonforever2002 ok
15:40:54 kimberlyk Where do I get the dvd's and arethey expensive?
15:40:57 WeeHands you're helping him understand by showing him the signs - not that he has any problem understanding what you say verbally!
15:40:58 ilovemysonforever2002 he gets to go to school in pull up
15:41:20 WeeHands where are you located kimberly
15:41:37 kimberlyk I am in Ware,MA
15:41:49 WeeHands duh, you just said that!  sorry!
15:42:05 WeeHands you can order them online from this store: http://www.signingbaby.com/
15:42:30 kimberlyk Does walmart have them?
15:42:37 WeeHands or from our website: http://www.weehands.com/us_store.htm
15:42:48 WeeHands I always forget my own website!!
15:43:00 WeeHands Walmart doesn't carry them to my knowledge.
15:43:05 kimberlyk Are they expensive?
15:43:13 ilovemysonforever2002 i havent seen them at walmart
15:43:23 WeeHands Walmart does have the Baby Wordsworth DVD that is a sign language DVD for little ones
15:43:52 WeeHands Our site lists them at $18.99 each
15:44:55 kimberlyk That's not to bad,I do want him to advance.
15:45:45 WeeHands you can buy them bundled 3 DVDs plus the CD (wonderful music) for $54.95 from the http://www.signingbabyshop.com
15:46:07 kimberlyk Can they learn singing in spanish too?
15:46:19 WeeHands they are wonderful DVDs and my kids age 3 and 5 still watch them?
15:46:25 WeeHands still watch them.
15:46:41 WeeHands signing in spanish or singing in spanish?
15:47:11 kimberlyk Both I guess
15:47:34 WeeHands :)
15:47:51 WeeHands i'm not sure if they have a spanish audio track
15:49:01 WeeHands some of the products here are in spanish: http://www.sign2me.com/products.php
15:49:06 WeeHands do you speak spanish?
15:49:52 ilovemysonforever2002 i under stand spanish but cant speak it
15:50:24 WeeHands The Pick Me Up CD from Sign2Me will be in spanish soon, as will their Quick Reference Guide and Flashcards.
15:50:43 kimberlyk Yes alittle but his father is from portugal so I was wondering if they could teach that to?
15:51:13 WeeHands signing will actually help bridge the gap between the two verbal languages, English and Spanish.
15:51:28 kimberlyk really how?
15:51:54 WeeHands When we were in Italy when Joshua was about 22 months (man, that was a long time ago!).  Our cousins spoke Italian and signed the ASL we taught them
15:52:04 WeeHands It really helped me a lot!
15:52:30 WeeHands Little ones in bilingual enviroments say English and Spanish
15:52:38 kimberlyk His father does not speak english really at all.
15:53:07 WeeHands are learning that there are two verbal labels that are different for the same thing, e.g., for white stuff in a bottle we call it milk" or "leche""
15:53:31 WeeHands the sign for this white stuff helps them understand it
15:54:07 WeeHands Oh, when mommy does this movement with her hand and says leche" it means the same as when she does this movement with her hand and says "milk""
15:54:19 WeeHands it will help them make the connection between the two verbal words
15:54:20 kimberlyk He knows how to sign milk,so would I use that?
15:54:29 WeeHands sure!
15:55:00 kimberlyk That sounds almost too easy
15:55:17 signingbaby I'm back, I had to pick up Dagan from school
15:55:27 ilovemysonforever2002 my son learn the sign for milk on elmo
15:55:51 kimberlyk Domynic loves sesame street
15:56:15 ilovemysonforever2002 i have vcr tapes of elmo
15:56:39 ilovemysonforever2002 i got like 2 or 3 from walmart real cheap
15:56:42 WeeHands why does it sound too easy?
15:56:50 kimberlyk I never see them do signing all I see them do is the spanish word for the day
15:57:31 ilovemysonforever2002 i only have 1 tapes that signing on it
15:57:43 kimberlyk because just about everything that is easy ends uo being hard for me
15:58:49 WeeHands oh kimberly
15:58:55 kimberlyk lol
15:59:02 WeeHands does your husband speak spanish at home
15:59:38 WeeHands i found it really helpful when our relatives spoke italian and signed!  I understood what they were talking about!
15:59:51 WeeHands Hi Monica!
16:00:01 WeeHands what's with our kids being old enough for school!
16:00:02 kimberlyk Domynic's father doesn't live here but my room mate doesn't speak spanish
16:00:15 WeeHands okay understand
16:00:29 signingbaby Dagan will be 10 on November 1st. I'm not sure how that happened.
16:01:03 signingbaby Corbin's 6, and Lauren, who is supposed to be the baby, will be 3 on Thanksgiving!!
16:01:03 WeeHands but we are sooo young!
16:01:19 WeeHands what's lauren's birthdate?
16:01:23 signingbaby 24th
16:01:30 signingbaby Of November
16:01:45 signingbaby Falls on Thanksgiving this year, how fun is that?
16:02:06 kimberlyk It was really nice talking to everyone but I got to go,Thanks for the info I will put it to good use.
16:02:28 signingbaby Bye Kimberly
16:02:41 ilovemysonforever2002 bye
16:03:09 ilovemysonforever2002 my son was born right on his due date august 7th
16:03:25 WeeHands oh my gosh - sabrina and lauren have the same birthday!!!!!
16:03:33 signingbaby None of mine were - Dagan was 3 days early, Corbin 5 days late and Lauren was born almost 2 weeks early
16:03:35 WeeHands November 24 2002
16:03:46 signingbaby Wow Sara! How crazy! And cool!
16:04:30 signingbaby we were both having lots of fun on that day
16:04:34 signingbaby What time of day was she born?
16:04:59 WeeHands

4:00 AM

16:05:12 WeeHands 4 hours of labour!
16:05:14 signingbaby Lauren arrived at 11:30 pm ... almost on the 25th.
16:05:17 WeeHands not bad
16:05:27 signingbaby Haha, sounds like mine, just less than 6 hours
16:05:35 WeeHands too funny - they are hours apart
16:05:49 signingbaby Didn't expect her to be born almost 2 weeks early and then a nice fast labor
16:06:02 signingbaby I was like, ok, well, Kevin, go to kmart, we need a new car seat
16:06:24 WeeHands sabrina has a friend that is 10 days old and they were freaking out cause she wouldn't nurse - she started nursing like crazy as soon as sabrina was born!
16:06:38 signingbaby lol
16:06:40 WeeHands too funny!
16:06:56 signingbaby Yea we weren't prepared, and I was procrastinating (have I said that before? LOL)
16:07:09 WeeHands she knew she had to catch up with sabrina - sabrina is almost 2 inches taller than her.
16:07:29 signingbaby Lauren has grown a lot over the summer
16:07:37 signingbaby She was wearing 18 months at the beginning and now is in 3T
16:08:09 ilovemysonforever2002 my son was 6 pounds and 10 oxes when he was born
16:08:28 WeeHands don't get me started on children's clothing sizes!
16:08:37 signingbaby Let's see ... my first was 8-3, second was 8-9 and Lauren was 8-0
16:08:48 WeeHands I'm going to have to end our chat here - it's already past 5! :(
16:08:59 WeeHands eastern time :D
16:09:00 ilovemysonforever2002 he now wheres 3 t cloths but still can fit in 24 months in shorts and pants
16:09:18 WeeHands I'll be here next week so tell all your friends!
16:09:27 signingbaby See ya
16:09:35 WeeHands get to work now Monica!
16:09:36 ilovemysonforever2002 ok bye
16:10:02 ilovemysonforever2002 tack care
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