A young mother captured the moment her six-month-old baby communicated with her deaf grandparents using sign language, sharing the heartwarming footage on TikTok.
Mara McCullough, the daughter of two deaf adults who communicate with sign language, welcomed her daughter Jane alongside her husband Seth earlier this year.
As Jane continues to live with her disabled grandparents, she has begun to move her hands as if she's signing and babble to converse with them.
'She always lights up whenever she watches them signing to her. She gets really excited.
Mara McCullough, (center) the daughter of two deaf adults who communicate with sign language, welcomed her daughter Jane alongside her husband Seth earlier this year
'Being with them every single day, seeing it every single day, just like she is, seeing it modeled and seeing it communicated to me every single day,' Mara told FOX29.
Earlier this month, as the baby tried talking to her grandparents by excitedly waving her hands, Mara decided to record the heartwarming moment and upload the video on her social media.
The minute-long clip, which has racked about 10 million views, has other children of deaf adults or CODAs celebrating the adorable moment.
One such adult wrote: 'As a CODA who cut contact with her parents. This both heals my heart and hurts it. What a beautiful little relationship they'll have.'
Earlier this month, as the baby tried talking to her grandparents by excitedly waving her hands, Mara decided to record the heartwarming moment and upload the video on her social media
Mara explained it is a very common thing in the deaf community for babies to babble and asked other parents to encourage their children to learn ASL
Another commenter chimed: 'As another CODA, if this is your first just wait til she's 2 and having full conversations in sign with your parents.'
One viewer also noted: 'she's so expressive with her face while trying to sign too.'
Mara explained it is a very common thing in the deaf community for babies to babble and asked other parents to encourage their children to learn ASL.
'Now, the world is seeing that, not just the deaf community. More people are realizing babies have the capabilities to babble in sign language.
'Make sure they are learning from someone who is a native signer – someone who is deaf or someone who is a CODA, like me, a child of a deaf adult – so that they are getting the proper signs,' she said.
