Pinky has had us worried over the past couple weeks because she’s been placing her palms to her ears. I was beginning to think she had an ear infection, but there really weren’t any other signs. No fever, no redness, etc. Finally, I told Daddy that maybe it was her sign for sleep/tired/bedtime.
Last week, it was confirmed! She placed her hands on her head covering her left ear (sometimes she does it with both hands) so I asked Daddy to ask her if she was ‘sleepy’ while doing the sign for ‘sleep’. Then she copied him! Sure enough, Pinky was tired and wanted to go to bed. She was showing all the signs for that of course. Restlessness, fussiness, rubbing her eyes…she was just plain tired.
The great news is that she has picked up another sign. Mommy & Daddy and all of her loved ones are so proud of Pinky as she continues to communicate her thoughts and feelings to us adults who just don’t know any better!
Can’t wait to decode her next sign!
Read more about the importance of baby sign language here.