And, we have clapping!

I've really enjoyed the fact that many of Audrey's "classmates" have been with her from the beginning. There's Liam, Hadley, Taylor, Sam, another Sam, Will, and Cooper. A few have since moved on to the toddler room, but Liam, Hadley, and Audrey are within days of each other in age. So, each morning on the way to daycare, I talk with Audrey about her getting to play with her friends, and then proceed to name them all (Eric can't believe that Audrey and I have this "other life"). Well, Liam has been clapping for a couple months, for as long as Audrey has been waving. I've been working with her on clapping, but I'd get nothing! Meanwhile, Liam always seemed to clap anytime I was around, just to show off...

So, this morning, Audrey got up, I got her changed, and we started down the stairs to see Eric making her bottle. As is typical, we ask that he turns down the lights since Audrey doesn't like lots of lights in the morning. She and I wait on the stairs for him to make sure it isn't too bright. He then says "Good Morning!", and she gives her typical first morning scowl. Then, she breaks into a smile for Eric and CLAPS! "Do it again, baby!", I ask. And, she CLAPS again! It's adorable because she doesn't make any noise when she does it. But, she's oh so proud.

When I picked her up this evening, there was a painting she had done that I was told I could take home. It was labelled, "Autumn Sunrise". I showed it to Audrey and told her it was the most lovely Autumn Sunrise I'd ever seen. She looked at me, looked back at her painting, and CLAPPED. So stinkin' cute.

I told her teacher she had just started clapping this morning. Her teacher said that she was vehemently clapping while they were playing the song, "Wheels on the Bus". Tonight, Eric sang it to her, and she started clapping. She also clapped when she saw I had finally hung up our family handprints we had painted a while ago. Ok, that's rubbing it in since I know I've been slow to hang up pictures since we've moved...

So, take that Liam the Clapper!