Sydney the Signer

Here is a picture of Sydney after dyeing Easter eggs with her cousins. I think she splashed more dye on herself than on the egg, then she cracked them...oh well. She had fun hunting for eggs at Grandpa and Grandma's house. She didn't know what to think of the Easter bunny. She didn't cry, she just looked at him wide-eyed trying to figure him out. She also enjoyed her feast at her other Grandma's house, spending time with the family and playing with her cousins.

It's really exciting now that Sydney is starting to sign. My biggest fear after finding out she had a hearing loss was that I wouldn't be able to communicate with her. I sign and talk to her constantly and some days I wondered if she was understanding any of this. It is a wonderful feeling now that she is signing back and babbling so much.

Today I took her to the library to hear a story being read. Then we sang Twinkle Twinkle (one of her favs). After the song was over she signed "again". It was too cute. I felt bad that we couldn't oblige. It was getting close to lunch time and I was worried about how much longer she was going to last before she started getting fussy. She let me know by signing "food". I rushed out of their quickly and got her a cracker before the melt down began. It great to be able to communicate with her at such a young age. It just shows that baby's are smart thinking individuals and if you give them the tools to communicate they can express themselves.