Why Action fingers?

On March 11th 2008 I was given the greatest gift in the world. My daughter Rebecca was born. She was so tiny and so perfect and made my entire life make sense. The doctors agreed she was perfect. When it came time for her hearing to be tested she failed it. The nurse told us not to worry because she might have a lot of fluid in her ears and that she would come back the next morning. Rebecca failed her second test...then her 3rd test. She was fitted for her hearing aids at 2 and half months old. We picked up her hearing aids on July 1st 2008.

Becca has moderate to severe hearing loss. As she gets older we are able to understand what she hears and what she doesn't hear.
When we first began this journey so many people had told us that if we wanted her to be verbal then we shouldn't sign to her. I listened. I don't always follow directions well but for some reason I obeyed and followed the rest of the flock.

Every child is different. My Becca boo stands out. She craves a language to communicate with and who was I to deny her one? Looking back on it, now I can see that I should have started signing more then I had. She was so little and there was really no way to fully grasp what sounds she could hear or couldn't hear. What I have learned in my life time is that it is never to late. We have chosen SEE for Becca's primary language. SEE is signing exact English. I'm attending classes to fill my brain with as much as I possibly can. I want to give my daughter the gift of two languages. The more we sign to her the more she is willing to speak the words aloud, she fills my life with small little gifts everyday hearing and seeing her speak is so beautiful for my eyes and ears.

In this blog I will post videos of what I have learned and what I am learning. Stick with me, I have clumsy fingers now but soon they will learn to dance.....(yes im a cheese ball)