I will miss this..

Before Mia transition from signing to talking completely.. i really think i should record some of her accomplishments, timelines etc;


8mths old - Started teaching her basic signs like eat, milk, bath, more, fan, dog, fish etc

10mths old - She started to understand the signs

11mths old - Her first sign was hat

11.5mths old - Immediately after mastering walking she started doing more signs - fish, dog etc

14mths old onwards - *She can express herself using more than 80 signs (which includes signs for animals, feelings - Sad, angry, pain, hot, cold, love, Objects etc).

*She picks up new signs very easily and her vocabulary & language comprehension is really amazing to me. Words that we hardly use like 'knock' - when i said "go knock the door" for the 1st time, she immediately knew what it meant n knocked the door...

*Mia loves to read and sometimes she 'reads' to herself.. (using signs - sometimes with words). While watching TV/DVD(cartoons, animal planet etc) she will participate by signing when she sees something familiar. Her favourite nursery rhyme is "Old Macdonald had a Farm" - i guess it's bcoz she can do lots of animal signs..

*Just before bedtime, she'd come up to me or DH and sign for sleep. As I/DH carry her to d bedroom, she would sign Bye2, Flying Kiss and I love u.... ohhhhh... so sweet :-)