*Those* Kids

We registered the babies in a Sign Language class which runs every Tuesday afternoon in May. Thankfully, our good friend Catherine registered Hannah as well, so it's another excuse for us to get together during the week (we see each other on Fridays at music class).

There were a good number of moms and babies in the class (maybe 20 or so) and we all sat in a circle to learn some signs through music and story-telling. Almost all of the babies sat dutifully on the laps of or near their mommies, while Chick, Pea and Hannah were a little more "social". Yes, we are moms to "those" kids. 

I'm not quite sure what Hannah was up to (although I did see her try to make a break for the hallway a couple of times) but Chick and Pea were in plain sight.  While everyone else was learning the signs for "Old MacDonald" Chick was eating a glue stick (I got to her in time to fish the cap out of her mouth) and Pea was licking the bottom of someone's flip flops.  Classy.

During the class the moms and babies made a craft and it is the first to grace our refrigerator.  We traced the babies' hands and then curled the middle fingers down to display the universal sign for "love".  How cute is this?

While many mothers are working on signing goals for next class, I will be working on ways to keep the toxins out of my kids' mouths.  We are a work in progress.