The Magic Word
Charis has learned how to sign the word please! She could not say the word but we knew that it needed to at least start making an appearance in her grunting demands so we introduced her to sign language. I tried to start signing with Charis at an early age but as Brad says I tried way to early and I gave up way to fast. It is so incredible that Charis understands that there is this magic word that at this point will get you all the Goldfish that you want plus just about anything else. We are working on the whole please is not quite as magic as you may have thought thing now. The sign for please is fairly simple but sometimes Charis ends up looking like a little monkey scratching her armpit but she generally gets the motion of it. It is very exciting to have this new little trick we just have to keep working on the not so magicness of please. It will get you what you need but it will not always get you what you want.
Oh my goodness, it is SO sweet to see her sign “please”. What a blessing that she is so quick to learn and respond!!! It’s a sweet thing!
Love, Me
Comment by Mom G — August 12, 2006 @ 10:30 am