What does he want?

After being up for 3 1/2 hours with my screaming 10 week old last night, I got to thinking about how babies communicate. I tried everything to console the little guy, but there seemed to be nothing I could do. I kept thinking, "I wish he could tell me what he wanted." This got me thinking about teaching babies to learn sign language. While my son is too young, this might be something I want to consider as he gets older. However, I wonder if this will hinder his ability to speak? I think this is a topic that I want to investigate. Is teaching sign language to babies beneficial? I am going to start investigating to see if this is a worthwhile topic. I think I will start my investigation on the Internet. I visit the site babycenter.com frequently to get advice so I may start there. I also am going to search my local libraries shelves to see if there are any books available. I received a Baby Einstein video that teaches sign language which I will probably view soon. I am excited to begin this investigation.