Last month (I know, I should have posted this sooner), I went down to my dad's house to visit while his half-sister Sharon and friend Christina were in town. It was great to see everyone, but it was especially wonderful to see Dad interact with his granddaughters.
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Some More Firsts
I think I'm ready to say that work should officially be a bit less hectic for me next week and my goal is three new posts a week.
This week, we had a couple more firsts. Ella has been using the sign for fish. We don't know how she learned it. I mean, we assume someone taught her as opposed to her just picking it up from seeing how fish swim. In any case, when she sees a fish in a book, she makes the sign. FYI, for anyone interested, this is the website Sarah and I visit when we want to learn a sign. http://commtechlab.msu.edu/SITES/ASLWEB/browser.htm
The other first was today - I swear Emily is saying "daddy" and "hi daddy." They sign so much now, which is AWESOME, so it's been a while since I've really heard a true new word sound from them. I'm going to try and list all the signs they know (go to the above website if you want to see some of them):
Mother
Father
Water
Milk
Eat
Apple
Banana
More
Please
Thank you
You're welcome
Hat
Change
Cat
Dog
Fish
Shh (as in be quiet)
Bed (we use this for going to sleep)
They know a ton of words, because they can understand when we say, "Take your sock to papa" or "Get a book, we'll read" or "Put the toy in the box." It's sooo cool.
Alright, that's it for tonight. Take care everyone.
This week, we had a couple more firsts. Ella has been using the sign for fish. We don't know how she learned it. I mean, we assume someone taught her as opposed to her just picking it up from seeing how fish swim. In any case, when she sees a fish in a book, she makes the sign. FYI, for anyone interested, this is the website Sarah and I visit when we want to learn a sign. http://commtechlab.msu.edu/SITES/ASLWEB/browser.htm
The other first was today - I swear Emily is saying "daddy" and "hi daddy." They sign so much now, which is AWESOME, so it's been a while since I've really heard a true new word sound from them. I'm going to try and list all the signs they know (go to the above website if you want to see some of them):
Mother
Father
Water
Milk
Eat
Apple
Banana
More
Please
Thank you
You're welcome
Hat
Change
Cat
Dog
Fish
Shh (as in be quiet)
Bed (we use this for going to sleep)
They know a ton of words, because they can understand when we say, "Take your sock to papa" or "Get a book, we'll read" or "Put the toy in the box." It's sooo cool.
Alright, that's it for tonight. Take care everyone.
Monday, September 3, 2007
My Dad and the Twins
Yesterday I had the great pleasure of going to my Dad's house with the twins. I always enjoy the times my dad and I spend together when there is no pressure, no one else around, nothing to distract us. That's not the same as saying I don't want anyone else around. What I'm saying is that the times I remember most with my dad are when we can relax and he plays music, and we don't have to be somewhere or go some place else. So yesterday was perfect. I took the twins down to his house and we had a ball. The girls walked around, Dad played his ukulele, we went to the co-op for lunch. Great times. I even got a little video on my digital camera of Dad playing and singing for the girls.
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