Thursday, January 26, 2012

Baby Sign Language


Denver is almost 17 months, and he still doesn't say many words. He sometimes says "dada" and "mama," and he'll occasionally say something that sounds like "nigh nigh" when he wants to go to bed, but that's about it. My parents tell me that I was a late talker though, and now I never stop talking, so I'm confident he'll be just fine. :)

In the mean time, he's gotten pretty good at baby sign language.  Austin's mom (my mother-in-law) is fluent in sign language, so she has helped a lot with the signs. Denver seems to really enjoy it, and it's nice to be able to communicate with him, even if it's not through spoken words.

Last night I recorded us showing off a few of these signs. For some reason, I always decide to do this sort of thing when I'm not wearing any makeup, and I haven't brushed my hair in like 24 hours, so please excuse that. Also, now that I watch this video, I think I sound like those contestants on Wheel of Fortune that SCREAM the letters at Pat Sajak like he's never heard of the letter "T" before.  But that's enough self-deprecation. There's still a cute baby in the video, and he's the important part.

Enjoy!

3 comments:

  1. Did you ever find out where he learned the sign for "Jesus?" Was it truly a Christmas miracle?

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  2. I'm so thankful you taught him this, I love it, brings tears to my eyes, so very proud of both of you!!!

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  3. I LOVE baby sign language! Jase still does it even when he says the word he's signing. What a great thing that babies can communicate with us before they can speak. :-) Way to go, Denver!!

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