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rocktivity

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17. I informed the Stauffs about our posts, and Evan's dad wrote me back
Sat Feb 18, 2012, 06:58 PM
Feb 2012

Last edited Sat Feb 18, 2012, 07:38 PM - Edit history (3)

...To answer your question about Evan's speech, yes, there is much potential for language/communication development.

As you saw just briefly in that particular video of him signing, he picked it up quite quickly. That was the first day I taught him to do it (a couple hours later after I started), and now a couple weeks later, he is much more proficient when asking for something to eat or another bite.

...(A)s far as him being verbal, he sings a ton! He absolutely loves music and melodies, and is constantly "babbling" typical 1 to 2 year old style as well. Evan's favorite word is "Dada" though, which is mine too . He does not have a lot of words yet, but does approximate, meaning that he can make a tone or sound that would indicate the syllables of the word. He does this quite a bit for our...dog...

...(A) lot of unknowns at this point. However, he has shown wonderful signs of progress and development thus far...


rocktivity

Baby sign language joke [View all] frogmarch Feb 2012 OP
Oh yeah, little Nick? gratuitous Feb 2012 #1
lol, maybe he does! frogmarch Feb 2012 #2
Give him some darn blue cat poop so he stops Bogartin' mine!!! MiddleFingerMom Feb 2012 #11
Okey dokey! frogmarch Feb 2012 #16
Cute! deucemagnet Feb 2012 #3
That's wonderful! Teaching Nick frogmarch Feb 2012 #5
ASL -- it's not just for deaf people anymore rocktivity Feb 2012 #4
Evan is such a sweet little boy. I'm frogmarch Feb 2012 #6
I informed the Stauffs about our posts, and Evan's dad wrote me back rocktivity Feb 2012 #17
Thank you for telling the Stauffs frogmarch Feb 2012 #20
This will get you started learning ASL... Chan790 Feb 2012 #19
Great resource! Thank you! frogmarch Feb 2012 #21
I'm so glad I ran across this! I love babies, Mira Feb 2012 #7
It'll be in his baby book, I'm sure. frogmarch Feb 2012 #10
One of the most fun things about babies to me has always been Mira Feb 2012 #14
Yes! It's really something frogmarch Feb 2012 #15
Wow! Arugula Latte Feb 2012 #8
It surprised my son and his wife, and frogmarch Feb 2012 #12
Off topic but Koko the ASL talking Gorilla often told jokes Brother Buzz Feb 2012 #9
Love it! I remember reading frogmarch Feb 2012 #13
so cute! dana_b Feb 2012 #18
:-) He's a character, for sure. frogmarch Feb 2012 #22
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