Max used his first sign last week! Believe it or not, he can sign "more". I briefly taught it to him last Wednesday, then when Matt was home Thursday he spent time working on it with him while he fed him is yogurt. It took about 20 minutes and then he had it down! I was skeptical at first since I wasn't there, but was quickly a believer the next time Max ate and he used his sign every time he wanted another bite. He uses "more" for anything and everything at this point (i.e. "more food", "more books", "more milk", and cutest so far "more Daddy" ) but he will quickly pick up other signs, I'm sure. I am incorporating the signs for "milk", "finished", "sleepy", "book" and "bath" into our communications now.
I can already see that it has alleviated some of his frustrations in getting what he wants. He seems to be developing a little temper so anything that we can do to make him better able to communicate his needs is helpful to us! I'm not interested in creating some kind of Super Baby, but I saw how helpful BSL can be when my niece (3.5) and nephew (1.5) used it. They were able to express their needs with signs long before they could utter a single word. For more info on BSL, check out this article.
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Yeah!! I found your blog through someone else's link, but I just have to say that I think it's wonderful you are using sign language. Check out www.signingtime.com for some neat activities, forums, and wonderful dvds! I have triplet boys who were born at 27 weeks. We started with Baby Signing Time and then progressed into the entire Signing Time series. They already know their alphabet, counting to 20, and soooo many signs and they are not even 3 yet. Good luck!
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