Hi everyone!
I was hoping I could join in...L is almost 12months and is really starting to pick up signs that I've been using with her. She's been able to sign "more" and "all done" for awhile now, but has always done the sign for "all done" incorrectly (she opens and closes her hands instead of rotating them from palm up to palm down). I always say "all done" back to her while using the correct sign but is it even worth it to keep doing the correct sign back? DH has gotten in the habit of using her version of "all done" and I love that he's signing with her, so I don't want to be correcting both of them, lol. Thinking maybe I should just give up and go with her version of the sign?
Also, I'm not sure what signs may be useful next...She's learned "rain" and "fan" recently, I'm going to try "cat" next and I'm also going to start teaching her "please" and "thank you". Are there any signs that were useful for you around 12months that I should consider throwing in the mix?
And, last question I promise. How do you remember to keep up with introducing new signs? I always think to myself "Oh, I should start using this sign tomorrow with L" and then I completely forget. I feel like she could be learning so many signs if I could just remember to use them!
Emily - Keep at it. It seems like forever when you are signing and waiting for them to sign something back...but then one day it happens! Keep in mind that it may not look exactly like the way it should, so be on the lookout for anything that approximates the sign, L's sign for "more" actually started out looking like she was clapping