Signs

Sign language. I wasn’t sure how important or how to do it. But I knew I wanted to lower the amount of crying out of lack of a way to communicate. 

So we picked a few signs. 

People frequently asked me if she could already sign please and thank you. And I’d think to myself “all I want is that she convey her need”. 

Alexandra signed milk very clearly at just past 1. And she signed “more” for everything she wanted. 

We corrected her. Today she still signs more when she wants more, even though she also uses words. 

Valeria started following Alexandra’s “more” sign several months ago, but she did it by touching her finger to the palm of the other hand and repeating the word “qué!”

Now she does it perfectly and uses whenever she wants something. We haven’t corrected her like we did Alexandra. So she signs more and says the word of what she wants. 

It really makes me wish I’d taught them other signs. It’s so fun to see them sign.