I just gave birth to our third little girl, Joy.
We have two other girls that are so fun and smart. They are often complimented for being able to communicate so well. People ask my husband and I what we do to help them communicate. Our best answer has been that we talk to them and do sign language when they're babies. Our girls just keep surprising us and I don't really know how much credit should be given to us.
Two days after our third daughter was born I was reminded of the first form of communication that my babies have had with me . . . they suck on my chin when they want milk. I think it is a nature thing, they are just rooting for food and my chin is a size they can latch on to.
When she is hungry and I'm in the process of getting to a place where we can nurse, you know that minute when you are going to sit down etc., I move my chin so she can reach it and say, "You want milk? Good job telling mommy you want milk." By 4 or 5 days old, Joy and I have this communication. Maybe it's my imagination but she seems to calm down some when I say that. I also tend to get just the hint of a chin hickey.
I realized this first form of communication and had the idea that I'll just document the communication and random educational things that we do with Joy just so anyone that is interested can get a better answer than, "We talk to them." :-) I'm not claiming to be an expert or that we have the only way or a right way . . . this is just what we do. We like to try things and we pick up things that we see others do and integrate them into our life. Joy is our third experiment. Let's see how things go. :-)
