So last Monday night, right before bedtime, Benjamin and I were drawing on a little magnetic sketchpad. Well, I was drawing mostly, but he helped fill in the negative space-- this is Daddy, by the way, Nisha's made the last few posts-- and he was telling me who to draw, or identifying people as I drew them. I drew Ernie & Bert from Sesame street and he'd say "Uhnnie!" or "Buht!" We also drew and discussed Mommie and Me and Elmo and Big Bird and Muno from Yo Gabba Gabba, all kinds of folks-- but Uhnnie & Buht were definitely his favorites. Maybe because of Ernie's and Bert's easily-identified head-shapes, a football and a pineapple, respectively. Anyway, we had a blast! He loved it. Good times.
And it left an impression. As you know, we've taught Bug a few signs over the past year. Simple stuff really, just to give him some extra communication options while his vocal abilities mature. He knows "more" and "milk" and stuff like that, just from watching us use them along with the words.
But last Wednesday was a banner day for his communication skills. He made up his very own sign! Like I said, the drawing left an impression. He popped up from a nap we were sharing Wednesday afternoon and poked me in the arm. "Daddy!" he said, then proceeded to use his adorable little index finger to "draw" on the palm of his other hand. "Daddy!" he repeated, and kept making the sign. He obviously wanted to do some more drawing! This is not a sign we're taught him, he just invented it to convey a want! Genius! Needless to say, we drew some more.
Monday, July 20, 2009
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