Gabby is a signing genius!
1:17 PM Posted In gabby , sign language 8 Comments »
I have been meaning to post about this for quite some time but keep forgetting. It seems that Gabby's signs are increasing at an EXPLOSIVE rate and I am so proud of her. Using sign language to bridge the communication gap with Gabs has been so rewarding. I wish I would have done this with Cameron. It's absolutely amazing how much infants and toddlers can understand visually.
I thought it would be nice to compose a list of Gabby's current signs so that I can refer back a few months down the road and see how much more she has learned.
The following are the signs that Gabby uses on a daily basis without prompting from me. For instance, Gabby will ask for milk or sleep without me first asking "would you like some milk?" or "are you sleepy?" Her spontaneous signs are:
All done
Baby
Ball
Book
Bubbles
Bye Bye
Cat
Clap
Crackers
Dog
Duck
Drink
Fish
Food/Eat
Gabby
Hi, Hello
Love
Milk
No
Nose
Play
Shoes
Sleep
Tummy
Water
Yes
The following are signs she knows and can easily imitate but I have yet to see her use them spontaneously:
Apple
Banana
Bath
Bird
Car
Cup
Excuse me
Grumpy
Happy
Help
Horse
Flower
Lion
Mommy
Music
Please
Train
I am fairly certain there are many more but I am drawing a blank. Anyway, I think it is absolutely amazing that she can "say" so much but verbally, she really only says "no no no" and "whatisdat."
I'll have to do another signing update in about a month because I have no doubt she'll have mastered quite a few more by then. And YES, I am totally bragging.
Oh, and PS: I am fairly certain that within a weeks time, I'll be posting about a really BIG milestone we've been working on. One that involves mobility if you catch my drift. I can't just come out and say because... you know...I'd jinx it!
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8 comments:
Here's LC's list of signs:
fish
Yep. No joking. I can't even get the darn kid to wave GOODBYE at people. We are TOTALLY impressed with Lady Gabs. Way to go, Little Bit!!!
Yay, Gabs! She's doing fantastic! I can't wait to hear her say, "whatisdat?" Too cute.
Way to go Gabby. So cool. You are awesome1
Way to go, Gabby!! That is awesome!
I just posted a blip on Zoey and her signing too!Is it not amazing to see it emerge?With Zoey it is approximation signing because of her limited use of her left hand and poor fine motor dexterity, but exciting none the less.
Watch it serious explode weekly.Last June Zoey had zero signs... this June... well over a hundred.
Congratulations to Miss Gabby.. a whole new world,literally at her finger tips!!
Ok...so I'm curious what she is using for Gabby. Did you guys use the sign for "G" with a symbol? We're still working on Lillian....however, finally got a hold of some signing time DVD's! Yay, she signs some, but not as much as Gabby.
You go, Gabs!
I am CRAZY impressed! Way to go, Gabby!!!!
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