Lily is not one who likes to cuddle. Not a child who will, unless tired or hurt, curl up in your arms for longer than a minute. My sweet little girl is not a child who often offers unsolicited kisses, hugs or cuddles. Tonight, it would seem, the world fell off it’s axis.
Going to bed not [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Heart. Melting.
Posted in Baby Signing, tagged Add new tag, baby sign language, Baby Signing, mocobabies, parenting on October 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Reinforcing the signs while ’scaffolding’ the verbal
Posted in Baby Signing, tagged baby sign language, Baby Signing, mocobabies, speech delay, tantrums on October 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Lily has been labelled as having a ’severe delay’. I know it’s true, and have for some time, but it was still a little bit upsetting to read. I’ve heard so many stories of kids speaking in full sentences at 2 or 3 years old when they hadn’t said a word prior. I suppose I’d been holding [...]
How signing saved us from a hypothermic afternoon.
Posted in Baby Signing, tagged baby sign language, Baby Signing, kids, mocobabies, Thanksgiving on October 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Since Thanksgiving is just around the corner I thought I would share a story that illustrates why I am so thankful that we have signed with our children. This morning we headed to a beautiful park to play and enjoy the gorgeous fall day. The surroundings were breathtaking and I was snapping pictures of the kids running through the fallen orange and crimson [...]
