The Time You Started Clapping

Another shock! I was sitting at the table eating while you were in your piano playing us a tune. I was only half watching you while I ate doing my usual song and dance of trying to entertain you while multitasking. I will do the silliest things to keep you stimulated so you don't cry. Daddy doesn't mind a few tears or two, but mommy can't handle it. This time I was clapping every once and a while and out of the corner of my eye, I swear you mimicked it back. I looked over at you completely and there you were hitting your hands together with a huge smile. I thought at first you must have just done it coincidentally because your daddy and I have thought a few times that you have responded yes by shaking your head and we doubt that was legit - at least not yet. But, something about the way you were doing it made me think that this was the real deal. I watched you and tried to encourage you to do it again. I kept shouting at daddy who was enamored with the iPad and not paying attention. He'd look up real quickly each time you weren't doing it. I got you to clap in response to my clapping four times before you were like "I'm so over this", but you certainly seemed excited that I was so impressed with you. Such a performer! I kept getting you to clap every once and while to prove to myself that I really did witness this developmental milestone. SO SO SO cute! Finally, daddy saw it too and validated my witnessing your cuteness. We were both so impressed. Later this week we made sure that Grannie Janie saw it too. We will be showing this trick off for a while!