Last week, some friends were in town doin' the tourist thing, and came to church with us. It was a fabulous delight to see them again. We hung out at the church and had a picnic before they had to head home to Pittsburgh.
During Sacrament meeting, one of the speakers, Regina, told a story about her mom coming to her in a dream and telling her to wake up because her son was crying. (She was telling about how Easter gives us hope that death isn't the end of our relationships.) One of our friends wondered, "How do Deaf people know if their baby is crying when their mothers (dead or alive) aren't there to tell you about it?" I realized I had no idea! I guessed that CODA (Children of Deaf Adults) babies probably sleep through the night earlier than the rest of us....
Well, the chance came up to ask Regina. Here's the answer: a light or vibration baby monitor. Oh. Duh.
She pointed out that after your first baby, you have older kids around to help you out, and you don't really need it any more. And a lot of Deaf people have hearing spouses that would help, too.
We had Activity Days this week. It took me an hour and 10 minutes to get to Woodbridge for the activity. But once we got there, it was a pleasant and relaxing evening. We assembled registration bags for the Deaf Blind Camp of Maryland, which provides (as you could guess from the name) a summer camp for Deaf-Blind adults, to enjoy some of the activities that are usually pretty tricky to do if you're deaf and blind. They canoe, ride horses, you name it. This is the 2nd year our branch has helped them with bags. It was a pretty short activity, and then the kids went out to play on the trampoline while the grown-ups had some pleasant time ignoring the kids :) It makes me more happy than a lot of things in my life that these kids are friends. They don't have a lot in common, other than having to put up with parents who make them sign all the time :) But they have a lot of fun getting together. Hooray!!
Lige spoke in Sacrament meeting today. He got through the first page of his talk, flipped the page over, and saw blankness. His signing was much slower once his notes were gone, and I'm sad to admit, I understood him better. But Marriner understood the whole thing, so I'm gonna say the problem was on my end. I think in some ways, Lige is a better signer than I am, and also, he's a teenager. Between those two, I don't catch everything all the time. Which is sorta pathetic, since I read over his talk before church... Just remind myself that my eyes are switching between the speaker and the yeller next to me, so it's ok that I don't catch everything!
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