annie made her first sign today.
as we did with jack, we have been demonstrating a few key words in sign language with her -- "bottle/milk," "thank you," "all done," and "more" are our major ones.
annie is eating very well and loves cheerios. she gets all excited when she sees the big yellow box come out -- panting and kicking her legs to show her enthusiasm.
well, today when she saw the box, she actually made the sign for more.
do you think she got some from her gobsmacked (and quite proud) mother?
youbetcha!
perfect conditioned response. from both annie and mommy!
meanwhile ... jack asked for cereal bars for breakfast. but, he said he needed to have both varieties taken out of the pantry so he could show which one he wanted -- blueberry or "crunch berry" -- his artful term for what nabisco so plainly labeled mixed berry.
mommy replied, "why can't you just tell me with words which one you want to have." to which jack responded, "i have to point, mama, because i've lost my voice. i lost my voice and can't find it."
believe-you-me, jack's lost lots of things in his three short years. and will doubtless lose many more in the years to come. but his voice?? somehow can't imagine that day *ever* coming!
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