The Communicator

Clara did several new things today that I wanted to document, so most of you can just ignore this post.

--While quietly reading a book to herself, she started saying her alphabet. She said "a, b, c, d, Whoa-ee, Dee dee, h, j, k, l". I was shocked. It's the first time she's said any of them without prompting. She did skip some, but the one's she said were in order. It was a counting book that she was reading, but she's not as interested in numbers. Taking after her Mama.

--She was sitting at the table by herself and I looked over as she pointed to Dingle and said her name, then to Zoe and said her name and then she pointed at herself and said "Me!" We've been working on me and you lately, but again, this is the first time she did it without prompting.

--We were singing "Wheels on the Bus" in bed and while she loves to do the hand movements or clap, she's never actually sung the words. She was really trying to today, but also like her Mama, I think she's got a one track mind and couldn't sing and do the movements at the same time. I understand! After we finished the song, she started "singing". I think it was "Pat-a-cake", but I definitely could be wrong. I teared up a little and Chris was like "Why are you crying?" It's like she turned a corner today and it's awesome to see her grow and sad at the same time.

--She was playing peekaboo with her baby doll this evening. She would put the dolls' hands over it eyes and then say "Pooh-da-da!" Too cute. (I'll admit this one happened with just a little prompting.) And last week, while singing "If You're Happy and You Know It", she took Jake's hands and taught him how to clap. My baby's getting so big.