Re: Signing baby - favorite words

[Guest guest]

Hi ! My boys both said Dad as their first word. I think the 'd'

sound is an easy one?

Barbara

Innis wrote:

>

> Hi,

>

> My 14 month old son has turned into a signing maniac! It cracks me up that

> his little hands are always moving, even in his sleep. He has his favorite

> signs and right now the big one is " dad " . I have never seen him do

> " mom " and

> he calls me " dad " as well. What cracks me up is that I'm sure he could do

> " mom " , he has great fine motor skills. You should see the perfection

> of his

> " more " ....so why won't he say " mom " ?

>

> I have no other kids but have been told that hearing children will say

> " dad "

> first and often call their mother's " dad " .

>

> I'd love to hear what other's who have raised children with sign say about

> this and other first words. It's all pretty darn interesting if you

> ask me!

>

> -

>

>

[Guest guest]

My son is 9 months old so he is not signing much yet - though he has

begun to do " more " the past few days. Can't wait to see more popping

out soon!

Just in relation to your son only signing dad -- My now 3 year old

daughter (hearing) has incredible language skills. Began talking at

10 months and hasn't stopped since. That said, she called me " daddy "

until she was almost 15 months old (she was calling all the extended

family by their correct names by this time) but would not call me

mommy. She knew the word mommy - used in reference to other kids

mommies but not me! Finally one day out of the blue she started. In

retrospect I think it's because I spent most of the time with her

and always talked about daddy, I don't think I talked about myself

nearly as much. I also think she might have thought that " daddy "

referred to both of us. Whatever the reason, it drove me crazy.

However, now all I hear is " Mommmmmmmmmmmy " and long for the days

when she only called for daddy!

>

> Hi,

>

> My 14 month old son has turned into a signing maniac! It cracks me

up that

> his little hands are always moving, even in his sleep. He has his

favorite

> signs and right now the big one is " dad " . I have never seen him

do " mom " and

> he calls me " dad " as well. What cracks me up is that I'm sure he

could do

> " mom " , he has great fine motor skills. You should see the

perfection of his

> " more " ....so why won't he say " mom " ?

>

> I have no other kids but have been told that hearing children will

say " dad "

> first and often call their mother's " dad " .

>

> I'd love to hear what other's who have raised children with sign

say about

> this and other first words. It's all pretty darn interesting if

you ask me!

>

> -

>

[Guest guest]

My son is 9 months old so he is not signing much yet - though he has

begun to do " more " the past few days. Can't wait to see more popping

out soon!

Just in relation to your son only signing dad -- My now 3 year old

daughter (hearing) has incredible language skills. Began talking at

10 months and hasn't stopped since. That said, she called me " daddy "

until she was almost 15 months old (she was calling all the extended

family by their correct names by this time) but would not call me

mommy. She knew the word mommy - used in reference to other kids

mommies but not me! Finally one day out of the blue she started. In

retrospect I think it's because I spent most of the time with her

and always talked about daddy, I don't think I talked about myself

nearly as much. I also think she might have thought that " daddy "

referred to both of us. Whatever the reason, it drove me crazy.

However, now all I hear is " Mommmmmmmmmmmy " and long for the days

when she only called for daddy!

>

> Hi,

>

> My 14 month old son has turned into a signing maniac! It cracks me

up that

> his little hands are always moving, even in his sleep. He has his

favorite

> signs and right now the big one is " dad " . I have never seen him

do " mom " and

> he calls me " dad " as well. What cracks me up is that I'm sure he

could do

> " mom " , he has great fine motor skills. You should see the

perfection of his

> " more " ....so why won't he say " mom " ?

>

> I have no other kids but have been told that hearing children will

say " dad "

> first and often call their mother's " dad " .

>

> I'd love to hear what other's who have raised children with sign

say about

> this and other first words. It's all pretty darn interesting if

you ask me!

>

> -

>

[Guest guest]

My baby Drew is almost 10 months old and has just started signing " more " ,

which is so cute, and it is his first sign. He grins when he does it like

he is so proud of himself. I'm hoping that " all done " will be next cause

that would really help with feeding! (Drew is my hearing child; his older

brother has the hearing loss, but we are using sign with Drew just to

help early communication.)

From what I know of learning words, kids often just use one word for an

entire category of things. That is why you are " dad " - when what he really

means is " someone who takes care of me " and perhaps the dog might be " cat " -

when he really means " animal " . Later kids start to sort out the differences

and attach different words to different things. I'd guess it is the same

with sign.

Sherry

Signing baby - favorite words

Hi,

My 14 month old son has turned into a signing maniac! It cracks me up that

his little hands are always moving, even in his sleep. He has his favorite

signs and right now the big one is " dad " . I have never seen him do " mom " and

he calls me " dad " as well. What cracks me up is that I'm sure he could do

" mom " , he has great fine motor skills. You should see the perfection of his

" more " ....so why won't he say " mom " ?

I have no other kids but have been told that hearing children will say " dad "

first and often call their mother's " dad " .

I'd love to hear what other's who have raised children with sign say about

this and other first words. It's all pretty darn interesting if you ask me!

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[Guest guest]

My baby Drew is almost 10 months old and has just started signing " more " ,

which is so cute, and it is his first sign. He grins when he does it like

he is so proud of himself. I'm hoping that " all done " will be next cause

that would really help with feeding! (Drew is my hearing child; his older

brother has the hearing loss, but we are using sign with Drew just to

help early communication.)

From what I know of learning words, kids often just use one word for an

entire category of things. That is why you are " dad " - when what he really

means is " someone who takes care of me " and perhaps the dog might be " cat " -

when he really means " animal " . Later kids start to sort out the differences

and attach different words to different things. I'd guess it is the same

with sign.

Sherry

Signing baby - favorite words

Hi,

My 14 month old son has turned into a signing maniac! It cracks me up that

his little hands are always moving, even in his sleep. He has his favorite

signs and right now the big one is " dad " . I have never seen him do " mom " and

he calls me " dad " as well. What cracks me up is that I'm sure he could do

" mom " , he has great fine motor skills. You should see the perfection of his

" more " ....so why won't he say " mom " ?

I have no other kids but have been told that hearing children will say " dad "

first and often call their mother's " dad " .

I'd love to hear what other's who have raised children with sign say about

this and other first words. It's all pretty darn interesting if you ask me!

-

All messages posted to this list are private and confidential. Each post is

the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to copyright

restrictions.

[Guest guest]

My baby Drew is almost 10 months old and has just started signing " more " ,

which is so cute, and it is his first sign. He grins when he does it like

he is so proud of himself. I'm hoping that " all done " will be next cause

that would really help with feeding! (Drew is my hearing child; his older

brother has the hearing loss, but we are using sign with Drew just to

help early communication.)

From what I know of learning words, kids often just use one word for an

entire category of things. That is why you are " dad " - when what he really

means is " someone who takes care of me " and perhaps the dog might be " cat " -

when he really means " animal " . Later kids start to sort out the differences

and attach different words to different things. I'd guess it is the same

with sign.

Sherry

Signing baby - favorite words

Hi,

My 14 month old son has turned into a signing maniac! It cracks me up that

his little hands are always moving, even in his sleep. He has his favorite

signs and right now the big one is " dad " . I have never seen him do " mom " and

he calls me " dad " as well. What cracks me up is that I'm sure he could do

" mom " , he has great fine motor skills. You should see the perfection of his

" more " ....so why won't he say " mom " ?

I have no other kids but have been told that hearing children will say " dad "

first and often call their mother's " dad " .

I'd love to hear what other's who have raised children with sign say about

this and other first words. It's all pretty darn interesting if you ask me!

-

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the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to copyright

restrictions.

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In a message dated 10/30/2006 8:48:23 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

heather@... writes:

My 14 month old son has turned into a signing maniac! It cracks me up that

his little hands are always moving, even in his sleep. He has his favorite

signs and right now the big one is " dad " . I have never seen him do " mom " and

he calls me " dad " as well. What cracks me up is that I'm sure he could do

" mom " , he has great fine motor skills. You should see the perfection of his

" more " ....so why won't he say " mom " ?

For the same reason that my hearing daughter called us both da-da-da for a

while. Da-da- da didn't mean Dad only, it meant both caring parents who adored

her. After a while she differentiated between us and added Ma-ma-ma to her

repertoire. She also called anything with fur a " kitty " for the longest time,

slowly adding in other animal names as they made sense to her. To this day we

call anything with fur a " kitty " as a kind of family joke.

Our son called his sitter " mom " for a while because her kids did. For him

" mom " was the lady who took care of him and loved him. Our sitter adored Ian,

she would read with him sleeping on her chest, just like I did. She had a third

child because of him -- and she'd been sitting for years without have the

baby urge. So for me, it wasn't an insult on my mother-ness, it was

reaffirmation that I had found the perfect sitter for him.

Best -- Jill

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 10/30/2006 8:48:23 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

heather@... writes:

My 14 month old son has turned into a signing maniac! It cracks me up that

his little hands are always moving, even in his sleep. He has his favorite

signs and right now the big one is " dad " . I have never seen him do " mom " and

he calls me " dad " as well. What cracks me up is that I'm sure he could do

" mom " , he has great fine motor skills. You should see the perfection of his

" more " ....so why won't he say " mom " ?

For the same reason that my hearing daughter called us both da-da-da for a

while. Da-da- da didn't mean Dad only, it meant both caring parents who adored

her. After a while she differentiated between us and added Ma-ma-ma to her

repertoire. She also called anything with fur a " kitty " for the longest time,

slowly adding in other animal names as they made sense to her. To this day we

call anything with fur a " kitty " as a kind of family joke.

Our son called his sitter " mom " for a while because her kids did. For him

" mom " was the lady who took care of him and loved him. Our sitter adored Ian,

she would read with him sleeping on her chest, just like I did. She had a third

child because of him -- and she'd been sitting for years without have the

baby urge. So for me, it wasn't an insult on my mother-ness, it was

reaffirmation that I had found the perfect sitter for him.

Best -- Jill

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My son's first sign (when he was about seven months old, I think) was our

homesign for Cheerios--a C hand moving to an O hand, like its eating something.

Cheerios were his favorite snack, but he started using it to mean that he was

hungry and wanted something to eat. " More " followed soon after that...

Kiminy

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[Guest guest]

My son's first sign (when he was about seven months old, I think) was our

homesign for Cheerios--a C hand moving to an O hand, like its eating something.

Cheerios were his favorite snack, but he started using it to mean that he was

hungry and wanted something to eat. " More " followed soon after that...

Kiminy

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[Guest guest]

My son's first sign (when he was about seven months old, I think) was our

homesign for Cheerios--a C hand moving to an O hand, like its eating something.

Cheerios were his favorite snack, but he started using it to mean that he was

hungry and wanted something to eat. " More " followed soon after that...

Kiminy

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My first child's first word was Dog. Then dada, which again meant all grownups

who loved her. We lived in Florida so another early word was Fish. Animals

out of the water (cats, birds, elephants etc) were all Dog, anything in the

water including sea weed was Fish. When she was 13 months old, our dear

friends (both qualified as dada) had a baby boy. She looked at him, looked at

us, looked at our friends, looked back at the baby and finally anounced " DOG " .

My middle child's first word was NO, and Maggie's first word was " eat. " That

first word says a lot about my kids!

[Guest guest]

Ha ha ha ha - how funny!

I remember at one point the word " apple " being all fruit to Tom! And

he'd pronounce milk as " gook " - don't ask me why! He could say Mommy so

it wasn't an " M " thing. Probably was " Tom " thing!

pcknott@... wrote:

>

> My first child's first word was Dog. Then dada, which again meant all

> grownups who loved her. We lived in Florida so another early word was

> Fish. Animals out of the water (cats, birds, elephants etc) were all

> Dog, anything in the water including sea weed was Fish. When she was

> 13 months old, our dear friends (both qualified as dada) had a baby

> boy. She looked at him, looked at us, looked at our friends, looked

> back at the baby and finally anounced " DOG " . My middle child's first

> word was NO, and Maggie's first word was " eat. " That first word says a

> lot about my kids!

>

[Guest guest]

Ben¹s first sign was ³more² and his first word ³eat²! My favorite use of

sign, though, was the time he was in the tub, and saw himself pee for the

first time ‹ he looked up at me in amazement, and signed ³more²!

Stefanie

Mom to Ben, 8, severe/profound HOH, and Isabella, 11, mild loss

on 10/31/06 11:31 AM, Barbara Mellert at Barbara.T.Mellert@...

wrote:

> Ha ha ha ha - how funny!

>

> I remember at one point the word " apple " being all fruit to Tom! And

> he'd pronounce milk as " gook " - don't ask me why! He could say Mommy so

> it wasn't an " M " thing. Probably was " Tom " thing!

>

> pcknott@... wrote:

>> >

>> > My first child's first word was Dog. Then dada, which again meant all

>> > grownups who loved her. We lived in Florida so another early word was

>> > Fish. Animals out of the water (cats, birds, elephants etc) were all

>> > Dog, anything in the water including sea weed was Fish. When she was

>> > 13 months old, our dear friends (both qualified as dada) had a baby

>> > boy. She looked at him, looked at us, looked at our friends, looked

>> > back at the baby and finally anounced " DOG " . My middle child's first

>> > word was NO, and Maggie's first word was " eat. " That first word says a

>> > lot about my kids!

>> >

>

[Guest guest]

LOL oh I'm in the same boat waiting for my 14month old to sign mom.

She was signing dad but doing it with 3 fingers like you sign roaster.

It was so funny. Now she signs it 5 fingers. She did say mum mum mum

once. Which melted my heart. It was so awesome that I was able to even

hear it.

With my other children they both said and signed dad first too.

Oh well guess we just have to wait.

mom to

Caitlyn 4yrs

2 1/2yrs

Carmelle 14 months

[Guest guest]

My son, Caleb, called all foods " cracker " .

, FL