Your mom has been diligent in teaching you baby sign language. What the difference is between baby sign language and adult sign language is I will never know. It seems that they would have some sort of standard so it is the same for when you grow up, but for whatever reason it seems that babies and adults have different signs. Heaven help the deaf or mute parents of a deaf or mute baby! (In actuality I do think they are the same, it is called baby sign language because they are signs commonly taught to babies.)
So what signs have you picked up with your mom's aid? Well you know how to sign for "milk" first and foremost. Even though we started teaching you "more" first, you seemed to have a greater desire to use the sign for "milk." Of course that doesn't mean you always use it properly or that you really mean it. Often times your mom and I think you use the sign for "milk" just when you are hungry, or even just when you want something in general.
That said, you do also know the sign for "more." This one was tough to teach you because you clapped first and you LOVE to clap. And the sign for more is to group your fingers together and touch the tips in front of you. When we tried teaching this to you, you would just clap! Eventually you learned to touch your fingertips together and not clap when you wanted more (I can say that because I am writing it after week 52).
And since I am writing this after week 52 I can also say that you are working on the signs for "please" and "thank you," but since you are a stubborn child these are a little harder to teach. "Please" surprisingly caught on quicker than I thought it would, but getting the right form is tricky. The sign is made by rubbing your chest. And when your mom showed you the sign she rubbed her chest. When she asked you to make the sign, you rubbed her chest, too! After some practice you started to rub your belly. This progressed quickly south and you currently rub your leg, if you make the sign at all. I have yet to see you sign "thank you."
So what do you do for recess between sessions of learning sign language? Why climb anything and everything of course. No explanation needed. Just pictures.
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| Climbing stairs... |
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| ...boxes... |
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| ... multiple boxes... |
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| ... and even climbing on cousins! |
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| My favorite though is this progression. Phase 1 - Start climing |
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| Phase 2 - Successfully climb and attempt dangerous antics |
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| Phase 3 - Pay the consequences for said antics |
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