A Sign Language Update!

I know it has been a while.. time flies by way too fast! Especially after you become a parent! I just wanted to give an update on Caedmon's sign language adventures. He will be 13 Months Old in just a couple of days and he has been learning sign language since he turned 4 Months Old. As of now he knows the following signs and uses them accurately to communicate what he wants/needs:

• Milk
• Eat
• Please
• All Done
• More
• Play
• And we are currently learning Thank You

Research shows that babies who learn/use sign language from infancy will more than likely develop earlier speech and a better variety of vocabulary than infants who aren't taught this. It is also known to slow down "bad" behaviors during the toddler years because the child doesn't become frustrated as easily as a child who doesn't know how to communicate their needs. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/baby-sign-language/AN02127

I am so incredibly proud of how fast Caedmon picked up the sign language and how well he uses it. It is so hard to catch his signs via photo.. I do have a few pictures and I can explain which sign he is using, but if it's blurry it is from his little hands moving so fast.

"MORE" 



 

Here has was asking for more chicken, as the only thing left on his tray was cheese and cheerios! This is his version of "more".. only because he hasn't quite grasped having both hands closed at the same time.

"ALL DONE"



 

 

 

A few minutes later he signed "ALL DONE" to tell me that he was done eating and ready to wash up. To sign "ALL DONE" you move both of your hands back and forth.

 

 

Here, he was telling Mimi "ALL DONE" reading :)

 

 

In this video at the very end, you will see Caedmon get a little frustrated at first but then ask to "eat" with his sign.

We had lunch right after he signed this! And the pictures above were then taken during lunch time on this same day.

 

 

Have you ventured into teaching Sign Language to your baby? I would love to hear how that is going! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!

Consignment Sale: Lil Pirate Exchange

Another consignment sale is coming up. It is called the Lil Pirate Exchange! Information Below!





January 31st - February 3rd

At the Greenville Convention Center

Link to Flyer: http://lilpirateexchange.com/LPE_Flyer.pdf

Website: http://lilpirateexchange.com/

NEW MOMS CAN SHOP FIRST!

If you have had a baby in the last 12 months or are currently expecting then you can attend the presale on January 31st at 12pm.

New moms need to register at this link

http://www.mysalemanager.net/mom_newmomregistration.aspx

I've never been to this consignment sale so I don't know how it is but it can't hurt to check it out!

A Day of Firsts

Well it's been a while, it's a new year so maybe I'll do better. Christmas was very very hectic between buying tons of presents, taking care of Kaley, working, and youth church events...my time was very tied up. Kaley had a great Christmas! Even though she didn't know what was going on lol.

Yesterday she turned 4 months old! It's hard to believe how fast she is growing up. It's cliche but time really does fly!! She had her 4 month well baby check yesterday....this was her before the shots!

This was the smile before the tears!

She was great for the doctor, grinning and happy! But those shots were bad...probably almost worse on me! I wish I could take the shots for her. They did 3 shots altogether. The first 2 they did at the same time and it was delayed crying...at first I was like really is she not going to cry then here it came. She turned so red and just opened her mouth, held her breath and you knew it was coming...the screaming! Ugh I hate it! I'm really going to hate it when she starts to wonder why I'm letting them hurt her :.-( Ugh no fun at all!!

Lying On The Table Waiting On The Bad Stuff...Shots!

Today was also the first day she sat in her high chair! We have a space saver high chair that attaches in a regular kitchen chair since our house is so small for the time being. I LOVE IT! and Kaley does too! She was so happy sitting in it. I was thinking she might not like it because of having to get strapped in like a car seat but she looked like she enjoyed it.

The doctor suggested to go ahead and start feeding her a little bit of food so I got anxious and since she was in her high chair I figured...well might as well feed her a little something. So it was also her first day to eat bananas. She didn't hardly know what to think about it. I think she ate a very small amount but at least it's getting her use to it somewhat! Her main nutrition of course still will come from milk. The food is basically to get her use to eating, and hopefully so she won't be a picky eater...he said that was a plus of starting at 4 months vs 6 months.

I Just Don't Know About This Stuff!

By the way this starts my journey of homemade baby food...I started really simple. Took a very small piece of banana, added a very small amount of water and mashed it up with a fork. Simple....why would anybody spend money on a jar of bananas...it has to be the simplest food to do...and super cheap. It would be nice to put a little small amount of formula in it so it would be a slighly more familiar taste but I just wanted her to try a little bit so I didn't bother doing it this time. So....though it doesn't need one here is the complicated recipe!

Baby Bananas

Part of A Banana

Add a very small amount of water or formula

Mash up with a fork

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voila

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Homemade Baby Food!