Happy Mommy's Day!

 

 

Short and sweet for today... Happy Mother's Day!

I cannot believe how much can change in a year... just last year, I was here, almost 28 weeks preggo with a sweet little baby that would turn my world upside down! Being a mommy is by far the hardest, best, difficult, most wonderful thing there is!  As I sit here writing this short little post, I have already had to pause three times to keep Ledoux from putting carpet in her mouth, distract her from the computer cord so she didn't chew on it, and rescue our cat's tail from her strong grip (and prevent her from getting nipped by a not so happy kitty!) And that is all in the last ten minutes, and its not even 8:00 am!  (For the record,it is now 8:36 am, and I still haven't been able to finish a paragraph!)  Another thing to add to my  "I am definitely a mom now" list!

Happy Mommy's day to My Mommy, Lee's Mommy, and all the moms I know... and all of the soon to be moms! What a ride it is!  With that being said, I have a sweet babe tugging at my leg, ready to get her play on!  Have a most fabulous day moms of the world! :)

Mom, stop blogging and get down here and play with me! It wouldn't be Mother's Day if I wasn't here!

Baby Sign Language

Ledoux is signing "mommy you need a glass of wine!"

I used to think (before I had a baby!) that people who talked about teaching babies sign language were loco.  I mean seriously, its a baby.  What do you expect it to do?  Start signing at you in a way to communicate? 

Well, yes.

Until this point, the only way for her to really "talk" to me was through her cries. I studied Dunstan baby language when Ledoux first arrived (and downloaded the app) so that I could learn what her cries mean (if you haven't read/heard of Dunstan Baby Language, you MUST GO HERE NOW: Dunstan Baby Language) Doo and I are in a groove, and I know what her cries mean and what she needs... now I am ready for the next step: sign language.

It is official...I have jumped on the baby sign language band wagon.  I am that mom that repeats the same words and phrases over, and over, and over... and attached signs with those words/phrases.  My hubby sometimes looks at me like I might have finally lost it, but after just a few short weeks, I can tell Ledoux is already starting to pick up on it.  I mean, she isn't sitting there signing at me, telling me about her day or anything...but its clicking in her little baby brain.  "I can communicate with my mommy."  When I say something, and show her that I am doing the same sign every time I say it, she is putting the two together.  I read that they probably won't start signing back until after 8 months old, but they are processing it now.

So, here it is.  I am not sitting with my baby for hours a day teaching her the entire English language.  I have picked out a few words/phrases, attached a 'sign' to them, and every time I say that word/phrase, I am signing too.  These are the signs we do right now... and if it goes well, I just might start adding a few more!

Soooo what do you think?  I think even at the chance of Doo being able to communicate with me is worth it!  Don't forget to let the hubs, the grandparents, and the teachers who interact with your babe everyday know you are doing this... consistency is key! :)