Nancy’s Kitchen

Sophie has been with us since mid-afternoon of Friday, November 2, 2007. She is now using ASL signs for “more”, “please”, and “cookie”! She is beginning to use these spontaneaously. This morning, she climbed up on a chair at the table, signed “cookie”, then reached over and got one all by herself! YEA!!! This evening, we were watching a children’s movie, eating popcorn, and Sophie (who discovered she really likes popcorn!) reached over to me, touched my arm, and signed “more”. With coaxing, she will also sign “please” very readily. She is very delighted with herself, and so is her Papa!! At supper, she signed both “please” and “more” and he taught her to do a “high-5”. She had lots of fun doing this with a good s-l-a-p! with her daddy!

Also today, she saw something on the bed that she wanted. She could not climb up to it because of the slippery bedspread, so she climbed into a nearby overstuffed chair and flung herself over onto the bed!! Later, we had pulled the chair up next to the bed for her to sit in while watching the movie. Addy was lying on the bed right next to her. Sophie climbed out of the chair, over Addy’s legs, then turned around and dived over Addy’s legs and the arm of the chair and landed nose-first, laughing, in the seat cushion!! She loved climbing and running and laughing!! I think she will really do well in her new forever-family! ☺