I grew up with a very close family friend who has 4 deaf children. I easily understand them and one of the deaf daughters married a deaf guy and they had a hearing kid who actually first started speaking in sign language. they had to take him to doctors to encourage him to speak like a hearing person. Took a year till he became confident and comfortable speaking in both languages. It’s an amazing environment. I miss them so much.
Seeing her hand movements makes me think of the gurgles and coos that babies make. It funny because all babies do stuff like that... it’s not like they know sounds are more important for communication than gestures.
I've read some really cool research on babies with signing parents, and it turns out as they get a little older they go through similar stages of babbling as babies learning a spoken language. At first they just kind of wave their hands, but then they start making approximations of shapes that are found in signs and repeating them a lot (sort of like saying babababa, it's not a word but they're practicing the little parts of a word) and then combining different shapes and so on. I guess Deaf parents already knew this but it was really neat to read about.
The amount of attention and one on one interaction she's getting from both parent's is going to develop a strong bond with mum and dad and will let her develop at such a fast rate she's going to grow up to be an incredibly intellectual child
My first word was train. My mom tells me that the first sound with my cochlear implants was the train nearby. So I signed train. Did you know babies babble even in asl.
She is too adorable!! thanks so much for sharing, the signed story was awesome and she looked so intrigued! I also noticed that Madison was sleeping on her belly and just wanted to share with anyone else reading this comment that generally the safest position for babies to sleep is on their back to minimize the risk of SIDS. Courtney and Zachary may have decided with their pediatrician on how to place her to sleep for a specific reason, but if anyone out here in the comments has a baby- please have that conversation with ur pediatrician first💛
Our pediatrician actually still recommends Madi to sleep on her back, however she rolls over in her sleep and has great head control so we have her sleep on her tummy. She sleeps well that way. But it is recommended for babies to sleep on their back for the first year
I didn't notice until you mentioned it, thanks! I forget when my little ones rolled over in their cribs. I had actually noticed the little toy ring with her in the crib. One of my biggest fears is my child choking on food or in the middle of the night on something--but it seems like the ring is large enough not to choke? @oursignedworld That's something you could ask your pediatrician about, if toys can be in the crib...and not saying this in a judgmental way at all.
OurSignedWorld thanks for your reply! I figured that either way you, have your reasons and you know Madi better than anyone! I commented this because people can be influenced by their favorite content creators to varying degrees. There are also tons of people online in general who may stumble upon the comment, so I’m just hoping to encourage other new parents to have conversations with their pediatrician on crib safety :) thanks again for sharing, I love your vlogs!
I love how you both are signing and signing stories to Maddison. With this it will definitely be beneficial as she grows older. I am picking up signs too haha. Wow...even greater products for babies to develop everything they need in there months of exploring. Love Ya All!!!
Hey guys! I LOVE your vlogs! I am studying to be a speech language pathologist and I am trying to learn more about deaf culture and ASL. I loved this video of Zach reading with Madison! I have learned so much from your videos! Thank you for being so open and sharing!
She is adorable!! N she looks like she’s going to be tall just like her daddy! I’m so happy for y’all n can’t wait to see more videos❤️🤟🏻 Also what is her name sign?
Madison is sooo stinking cute! Looking like she's teething now isn't she?? Not quite sure but I do see she's eating her hands. I love how she's laying there with daddy reading the book. Such a smart girl 🙂
@@OurSignedWorld awww BLESS!!! I know teething can be one of the tough challenges you guys are going through, however, I find that teething liquid called Camille- I think that's the name of it? On Amazon really helped for my grandson. He started teething at 2 to 3 months and it was terrrrribllllleee time for my daughter. Good luck!!!
My mom just had my younger sister and she was born deaf and now even though it’s not “ideal” we all get to bond over learning asl. And I think it would be cool to talk to people without having other people butt-in/eavesdrop. Maybe people will annoy us about using sign language but idk. I like to think about the positive things though. At least we can even communicate with her😁
I don't sign, I know just few words in asl and lis, but I honestly find this way of reading books extremely relaxing, I wouldn't mind if you would do a video with an entire book for older kids for us, like Bear don't eat egg sandwiches or something, I think it would really help me to sleep 😊
Do you have any suggestions for a hearing family on how to teach young children ASL (mommy wants to learn too!)? Obviously immersion is best but COVID is not making that possible and we're not familiar with the Deaf community in our area. I'm planning to reach out after COVID ebbs, bit any suggestions in the meantime?
Sometimes the captions settings can get messed up. If you go into the settings menu (the little gear on the bottom right of the frame) and click on 'Subtitles/CC' and then click on the underlined 'Options' in the top right corner of the menu it will take you to a menu where you can adjust and/or kind of customize how the captions appear for you. Hope that helps! 💛
@@devinhunsecker6365 unfortunately no bc I don't know a lot of sign language(was hoping STUPIDLY I might add that the captions would still say what he signs! Such an idiot
@@carlasuannepoohlockett3259 I don't know a lot of sign language either. But from the little I do know, the captions do include what he is signing (in the English captions anyway). I know in other videos of theirs they have had a C: when the words are from Courtney and Z: when they are from Zach, but they didn't do that in this one. I don't know if that is any more helpful though.
@@OurSignedWorld may want to check it out. Normally I wouldn't worry about it but since I am not 100% with sign language I'm used to having someone speak while signing
I'm so interested in seeing this baby learn to sign as a first/second language 😀 I'm gonna follow along.
Same!!!
She's going to be a smart cookie for sure.
It’s amazing to me how babies develop language. Asl, vocally speaking, and even different languages. It’s a natural human thing.
Yes!!!
She is the cutest thing ever I am so happy u guys posted again
Thanks :)
She is so beautiful. Great job with teaching her.
Thank you 😊
I grew up with a very close family friend who has 4 deaf children. I easily understand them and one of the deaf daughters married a deaf guy and they had a hearing kid who actually first started speaking in sign language. they had to take him to doctors to encourage him to speak like a hearing person. Took a year till he became confident and comfortable speaking in both languages. It’s an amazing environment. I miss them so much.
Omg I can’t she’s too stinking adorable !! She’s really into the story that her daddy is reading to her ! Such a smart girl
Yeah she is 😊
Awwwww!!!😍 look at that beautiful happy little baby doll😃😃😃😃 I love her hair bonnet.
She is a blessing and a daddy's girl!!💕
Thank you for sharing🤗
Haha she is!
@@OurSignedWorld
😊👍💕
Seeing her hand movements makes me think of the gurgles and coos that babies make. It funny because all babies do stuff like that... it’s not like they know sounds are more important for communication than gestures.
Yes definitely 😊
I've read some really cool research on babies with signing parents, and it turns out as they get a little older they go through similar stages of babbling as babies learning a spoken language. At first they just kind of wave their hands, but then they start making approximations of shapes that are found in signs and repeating them a lot (sort of like saying babababa, it's not a word but they're practicing the little parts of a word) and then combining different shapes and so on. I guess Deaf parents already knew this but it was really neat to read about.
The amount of attention and one on one interaction she's getting from both parent's is going to develop a strong bond with mum and dad and will let her develop at such a fast rate she's going to grow up to be an incredibly intellectual child
she is the cutest thing i’ve ever seen omG
Aw thanks!
Beautiful, inspiring family. Zach so lovely to see how much you love your princess.
This whole video was just the sweetest.
Thanks 😊
My first word was train. My mom tells me that the first sound with my cochlear implants was the train nearby. So I signed train. Did you know babies babble even in asl.
That is friken adorable😁
4 months already!! Y'all look so happy. 😃 She is just adorable! And watching everything!
Flies by!
She is too adorable!! thanks so much for sharing, the signed story was awesome and she looked so intrigued! I also noticed that Madison was sleeping on her belly and just wanted to share with anyone else reading this comment that generally the safest position for babies to sleep is on their back to minimize the risk of SIDS. Courtney and Zachary may have decided with their pediatrician on how to place her to sleep for a specific reason, but if anyone out here in the comments has a baby- please have that conversation with ur pediatrician first💛
Our pediatrician actually still recommends Madi to sleep on her back, however she rolls over in her sleep and has great head control so we have her sleep on her tummy. She sleeps well that way. But it is recommended for babies to sleep on their back for the first year
I didn't notice until you mentioned it, thanks! I forget when my little ones rolled over in their cribs. I had actually noticed the little toy ring with her in the crib. One of my biggest fears is my child choking on food or in the middle of the night on something--but it seems like the ring is large enough not to choke? @oursignedworld That's something you could ask your pediatrician about, if toys can be in the crib...and not saying this in a judgmental way at all.
OurSignedWorld thanks for your reply! I figured that either way you, have your reasons and you know Madi better than anyone! I commented this because people can be influenced by their favorite content creators to varying degrees. There are also tons of people online in general who may stumble upon the comment, so I’m just hoping to encourage other new parents to have conversations with their pediatrician on crib safety :) thanks again for sharing, I love your vlogs!
You two look so happy to be her parents and she looks so happy to be your baby!
Thanks
This must be the cutest baby I've ever seen in my life! 😍
Your babygirl is so beautiful! God bless your sweet family💗
Madison is so big!!
Her outfit is so cute and I love it!!
💜💜💜
Aw you’re sweet, thanks!
I love how you both are signing and signing stories to Maddison. With this it will definitely be beneficial as she grows older. I am picking up signs too haha. Wow...even greater products for babies to develop everything they need in there months of exploring. Love Ya All!!!
It’s amazing ! Thank you!
Our daughter is almost 20 months old and to see her now vs when she was born? Amazing! Children learn so quickly!
She is adorable! Thank for sharing her with us!
Of course!!!
What awesome parents! Madison is so cute and I’m loving the natural toys😍
Thanks, us too!
You all are such a beautiful family, 🥰
Thank you!
Good morning. I just watched one of your shorts and then I came over to your channel. It is so interesting!!!!! Your family is so beautiful😌😌
Aww thanks :)
Hey guys! I LOVE your vlogs! I am studying to be a speech language pathologist and I am trying to learn more about deaf culture and ASL. I loved this video of Zach reading with Madison! I have learned so much from your videos! Thank you for being so open and sharing!
She it so attentive for sure. Thank you for sharing this video
U r having such a beautiful family 👨👩👧 I really love this...
Now she's a "baby doll" that's come to life! ❤️😊
Your videos are so relaxing and full of happy vibes :) Madison is such a sweetie, so attentive.
Thanks 😊
she's concentrating soo hard, all her baby brain power is on that book and papa, it's so cute!
The last picture with you three is my favorite
You guys should look up Montessori schools around your area! I think you would love this. It is the best method of learning/teaching!
Happy 3 months old enjoying your baby ...
You are a BEAUTIFUL family! Wow!
She's a beautiful baby girl god bless you
Thanks 😊
I wish my kids had lovevery kits. I didn't enjoy all the plastic, over stimulating stuff. Glad you found the company :)
Yes! I totally agreee
So glad I found you guys. Madison is so adorable, you guys make a beautiful family! Just subscribed 🤍
Aww thanks for subscribing!!!
She is adorable!! N she looks like she’s going to be tall just like her daddy! I’m so happy for y’all n can’t wait to see more videos❤️🤟🏻
Also what is her name sign?
Yeah I think she’s going to be tall too!
They showed her name in sign in one of their old videos while she was pregnant and talking about the babies name! Hopefully u can find it :)
She's so cute 😍
Thanks 🙏🏼
She is jus adorable
Thank you!
It's crazy how the mom is even looking at his hands and she's able to know what he's saying that's some skill right there
So precious.
Wow M5 grow up so fast, I enjoy watch her laugh
M5 lol nice!
Notification Squadddd 🎉💓 beautiful baby ❤️
Madison is sooo stinking cute! Looking like she's teething now isn't she?? Not quite sure but I do see she's eating her hands. I love how she's laying there with daddy reading the book. Such a smart girl 🙂
Yeah she’s totally teething now 😩
@@OurSignedWorld awww BLESS!!! I know teething can be one of the tough challenges you guys are going through, however, I find that teething liquid called Camille- I think that's the name of it? On Amazon really helped for my grandson. He started teething at 2 to 3 months and it was terrrrribllllleee time for my daughter. Good luck!!!
Kiss fist it! Y’all are so beautiful family.... 💕💕💕
Thanks 😊
You’re welcome. And the baby is soooo cute!!!!!
Your daughter is so dam cute and you are a beautiful family ❤️
Aww haha thank you
Hi you have a beautiful blessed family to god bless you all
Happy for you both .
Iam deaf too! I have two Cochlear Implants🤟🏻❤️
Hi your more than welcome god bless you and your beautiful family to
This is so beautiful
So pretty baby girl and enjoy moments ...
Enjoyed watching this! 🤟🏻
😊
Blessings to you I must learn
My mom just had my younger sister and she was born deaf and now even though it’s not “ideal” we all get to bond over learning asl. And I think it would be cool to talk to people without having other people butt-in/eavesdrop. Maybe people will annoy us about using sign language but idk. I like to think about the positive things though. At least we can even communicate with her😁
Definitely a positive. That’s great you’re learning asl
I don't sign, I know just few words in asl and lis, but I honestly find this way of reading books extremely relaxing, I wouldn't mind if you would do a video with an entire book for older kids for us, like Bear don't eat egg sandwiches or something, I think it would really help me to sleep 😊
So cute
🥰
Interesting!!! Wow!!!
Or you could put family photos in that book to
Smart!
Too cute cool ...
Thanks 😊
Since ASL and English have different grammar, does that change how you sign when you read to her? Does the order of your signs change?
Sssssssoooooooo your baby cute
Thanks 😊
OurSignedWorld I deaf And I can number give you ??
Family love Life with you in the house carefully ❤️👨👩👧
Do you have any suggestions for a hearing family on how to teach young children ASL (mommy wants to learn too!)? Obviously immersion is best but COVID is not making that possible and we're not familiar with the Deaf community in our area. I'm planning to reach out after COVID ebbs, bit any suggestions in the meantime?
Hi guys from Oklahoma! been awhile!
Hey!
I forgot what did you guys name her
Is this sponsored by Lovevery?
Wait is he mute too because I never hear him talk
I came from the video where she told her husband she was 🤰
Amigas soy sroda t.k.m ❤️😍🤘🏽
Is madison deaf too?
So is she hearing or deaf?
She's hearing :)
I tried to turn captions on BUT the captions cover the entire screen and I still don't know what he's saying
Sometimes the captions settings can get messed up. If you go into the settings menu (the little gear on the bottom right of the frame) and click on 'Subtitles/CC' and then click on the underlined 'Options' in the top right corner of the menu it will take you to a menu where you can adjust and/or kind of customize how the captions appear for you. Hope that helps! 💛
@@devinhunsecker6365 unfortunately no bc I don't know a lot of sign language(was hoping STUPIDLY I might add that the captions would still say what he signs! Such an idiot
@@carlasuannepoohlockett3259 I don't know a lot of sign language either. But from the little I do know, the captions do include what he is signing (in the English captions anyway). I know in other videos of theirs they have had a C: when the words are from Courtney and Z: when they are from Zach, but they didn't do that in this one. I don't know if that is any more helpful though.
I type out the captions myself. They should be on automatically. That’s odd
@@OurSignedWorld may want to check it out. Normally I wouldn't worry about it but since I am not 100% with sign language I'm used to having someone speak while signing