Give Chelsea a hand

Last Friday, Chelsea had a monumental day. She figured out how to shake a rattle to intentionally make noise and clap! (It truly is the little things we take for granted but is so exciting when done by your babies for the first time.)

She picked up a little rattle from the toy box in the afternoon and just started shaking it. She moved it from hand to hand, shook it again and then she looked at Carol with a big grin. That is one of the best parts of parenthood - seeing their faces light up when they discover something new. She beams every time she shakes it.

Then on Friday night, while mom and dad were getting ready for the bedtime ritual and with the Baby Einstein DVD playing, Chelsea was by herself for a few seconds. Doug and Carol both walked into the room, to see Chelsea sitting on the floor. She looked up and started clapping her hands. It did not register what she was doing, at first she looked like she was waving her arms around. But then we realized she was clapping them. We were so excited. She did it a couple more times that night. She does not do it often, but we were able to catch it on camera. We hope to catch the rattling soon as well. Check it out:
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