aviyah is really doing here signs so well. she knows shoes (na'alayim), more (od), food (ochel), milk (chalav), giraffe (well, giraffa), monkey (qof), elephant (pil), dog (kelev), cat (chatul), bird (tzipor), fish (dag), rhino (b'chamut), kisses (nishekot), hat (kova), and all done (zehu). she can point now to her eyes, ears, nose, and mouth in hebrew and chinese.
it's a bit crazy. sometimes i say she's either really going to understand everything or be really confused. : )
i thought signs were crazy when we saw "meet the fockers" (did i write that once already?), but i think it's especially helped her because of the different languages. eli, kc, and ainsley helped buy us a book/dvd, and david and jenny helped make us signing dvd's she likes to watch.
i think the signs help ground the different words from the languages. she may still think it's weird that we all sound different, but when we make the signs it can help her see the connection. i think it's also possible that it helps her to be less frustrated when she wants something. when she does get fussy, it's normally when she can't tell us.
but, to be honest, we're just super super thankful that everybody is healthy.
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