I remembered another exercise. I did it tonight, but not the other two… I actually forgot to do the other two until just now. I might get back up to do them, but I’m not thinking so… I’m just so tired and sleepy at this point.
Separately, I started truly looking into signing tonight. I reached out to another acquaintance to see if she has recommended resources. As expected, when I did research on a term, I found about six or seven different motions that people claim to be the term. I’m not even joking. So, I need someone who knows it for real to guide me toward reliable resources (versus folks who might use certain signs but don’t actually know American Sign Language or Signed English).
I know some stuff, so I can tell if certain terms are right. But not the stuff I’m wanting to learn, because, duh, that’s stuff I don’t yet know. Nonetheless, I found one resource that had correct signs for things I know, and started checking out their resources to see what all they have available. They don’t have lids for helping me learn baby-relevant stuff – just a few videos – but they have loads for learning to function in ASL(!!). That got very exciting very quickly. So, maybe the baby and I will start watching video lessons together on the computer during the day. Or in the TV… it connects to YouTube, after all… hmm…
And, by “the baby and I,” I 100% mean “I”. The baby just will be with me in the room. Maybe down the line she’ll start doing educational stuff on the tv. But she’ll stick to real people for the time being.
Post-a-day 2025
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