Baby sign language

We have been doing sign language with Rebecca and Mary-Gail since June, after I attended a baby sign class. The instructor, who, with 2 other ladies, quit their jobs at Novell to started Sign Babies, shared her experience of baby sign with her kids: she began sign with her son when he was 8 months, and he began signing back at 10 months. When she had her daughter 3 years later, she started sign with her at 5 months, but her daughter didn't sign until 9 months either.

Well, as I said, we started baby sign with the girls in June (7 months, 4 months adjusted age) and the girls have been responding like crazy. Their not doing the sign with their hands, but they understand what we say and sign. We only use a few signs: milk, diaper change, eat, more. It is so amazing to see the girls get excited when we sign "milk" and say, "Would you like some milk?" and when we do diaper changes, and make the sign for diaper change, they bring their legs to their stomach. "Eat" is a new sign, since we just started eating cereals and first foods the first part of September. "More" is also a new sign - Mary-Gail appears to understand this sign, but Rebecca isn't interested. Could that be because I use "more" when we're eating? Our Occupational Therapist said to start using "more" when we play with our feet, toes, toys, everything. So,we'll see what happens in a couple more months.

This is so exciting!!!