lots of milestones in our household this morning...
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camden has been making a peace sign for the last week or so...adorable i know...but this morning he was doing it throughout his breakfast, and i was racking my brain to figure out where he learned to do it...and then i noticed the background noise...signing time. "this is the sign for water...can you sign water?" up went the peace sign while he stared at his little fingers...not quite water (which is three fingers bounced on your chin)...but so so close. now, i understand that this could have been a very cool coincidence, but we are going with it...and now every time i see those little fingers go up, they will be followed by a glass of water... not because i think he means it right now, but because i want him to mean it, and i know that if i stay consistent it will turn into intentional.
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on another note...while practicing our four point again this morning...camden pushed himself into a sitting position. you should have heard the hoorays coming from his little bedroom...and mommy clapped, and camden clapped mommy's hands, and it was a good day.
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random fact about down syndrome #22: although speech can be difficult for someone with down syndrome, mostly because of the lower muscle tone in their mouth, they are very good communicators...and since motor skills come before speech in the developmental process of things...most children with down syndrome are able to learn to sign to help bridge the gap in communication.
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camden has been making a peace sign for the last week or so...adorable i know...but this morning he was doing it throughout his breakfast, and i was racking my brain to figure out where he learned to do it...and then i noticed the background noise...signing time. "this is the sign for water...can you sign water?" up went the peace sign while he stared at his little fingers...not quite water (which is three fingers bounced on your chin)...but so so close. now, i understand that this could have been a very cool coincidence, but we are going with it...and now every time i see those little fingers go up, they will be followed by a glass of water... not because i think he means it right now, but because i want him to mean it, and i know that if i stay consistent it will turn into intentional.
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on another note...while practicing our four point again this morning...camden pushed himself into a sitting position. you should have heard the hoorays coming from his little bedroom...and mommy clapped, and camden clapped mommy's hands, and it was a good day.
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random fact about down syndrome #22: although speech can be difficult for someone with down syndrome, mostly because of the lower muscle tone in their mouth, they are very good communicators...and since motor skills come before speech in the developmental process of things...most children with down syndrome are able to learn to sign to help bridge the gap in communication.
Oh so fun! Those moments are the greatest. Sad I missed out on lunch last time...lets try to do it again soon :) I have loved your random fact posts...you are an amazing writer.
ReplyDeleteCamden is the perfect age to start learning sign language too!! It is sooo much fun and then so very helpful too!! :)
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