Evie had made some great strides in communicating with us. She was at first only signing "please" for everything. Please I want you to pick me up, please I want to stop eating, and please open the box. That got very confusing for us, and frustrating for Evie. Now Evie has refined her talking points and it's so much easier to know what she wants. Thank you, Rachel Coleman and Baby Signing Times!! Talking Point #1: Open. This can either be signed for open a box so I can wreak havoc with its contents, or to denote that the doors on the bus open and close. Talking point #2: Music. By running her hand down the other arm in a vague fashion, Evie tells us that she would like to watch music videos on her iPad. She does this more and more ferociously until we understand just how much she would like to listen to music. Talking point #3: Yes. This one's new! If we ask her a question and then ask her if she means Yes ...
While sharing our journey with Down Syndrome, we want to help other parents with our experiences, as well as spread awareness about what it means to have Down Syndrome (spoiler: it means great things!).