As most people are aware, shimmeringjemmy wears hearing aids. This means first thing in the morning audio communication isn’t really possible.
As a result I’ve come up with AnHSL. Andrei & Heather – Sign Language. Contrary to expectations… neither of us really knows any sign language beyond finger spelling the alphabet.
This morning she asked me if I was feeling better. I must digress here that I suffer from “Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal” syndrome. I believe that if Heather can’t hear me… I can’t talk. (Yeah, I know.. there’s logic in them thar hills and those hills are no where near Andrei)
None the less, I get jarred in the morning when she speaks and I can hear her… but such is how my mind sometimes works. </digression>
So, she asks me how I’m feeling. I proceed to draw in the air.
90º turned infinity symbol… She says “8”
circle…she says “0”
A sort of mishmash of 2 circles and a bar… “Percent”
She smiles and gives me a hug
I proceed to then finger write in the air e^i, sigma, integral x-n cuberoot
She’s laughing by the time she catches the Sigma.
I love have a geek in the house.
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I am nowhere near geekhood and wouldn’t understand it even if it was spoken aloud ;> However, as y’all are expecting a child, you really should explore the use of signing with pre-vocal children. I’ve met some amazing infants who could master it in only a few days and it keeps the squalling down when the parents do not need to guess what it is they are wanting ;>
Sign really does ease some of the frustration that children feel, when their brains are ready for speech but their mouth-parts are not. It is great.
That is really, really sweet.