Nathanael is now in nursery, and so two hours of every week are spent entirely away from me. I'm not even sure who all the leaders are down there. So today a sister in the ward came up to me and told me that Nathanael made her laugh today. I asked what he did and she simply said, "We were just talking together."
I love it when people love my baby!
I also love it when he learns something new. It just clicks in his brain and I see his face light up. That's the best mom moment so far. Well, it ties with giggling tickles.
Lately most of the "light-up moments" have been new signs and words that he adds to his repertoire. Our old favorites: milk, more, please, (so cute! It consists of a sign that looks a lot more like the sign for 'bath' and sounds like 'bah, bah.' He likes to do the two-sign combo "more, please.") banana, bath. The newbies: thank you, mom, dad, eat, diaper. I think that's it. It seems like more when I see him do them! :)
New signs that I've learned: turn on/off the light, dog, horse, airplane, bird, Jesus, music, no (I've held out on this one!), sleep, home, bathroom, and extra emphasis on please, thank you, mom, and dad. :)
We're having a fun time and I can honestly say that his shrill yodels of distress are significantly decreased because of his new found communication skills!
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Nursery is fantastic. You suddenly feel like you're going to church again. Of course I still often try to sneak down and check on things without being seen.
Can you tell me what sources you used to learn sign language, and how you started teaching Nathanael? I'd like to do that with Rose.
Oh duh- I just emailed you back and asked if you had a blog. And it was there in the email, lol. So cute!
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