Clap Your Hands (and Say Yeah!)

Jake has always loved when I sing "If You're Happy and You Know It" to him. He smiles and laughs when I sing it. Lately, I've been clapping his hands together while singing. Today, I was repeating "clap your hands" over and over again while clapping his hands for him. Twenty minutes later, he's hanging out in his bouncy seat and I walk by and see him trying to clap his hands. He's been doing it all night, including when we sing "clap your hands".



We've just finished our evaluations for Early Intervention to help Jake get past some of his developmental delays. Jake is about 3 months behind on his gross motor skills, a natural effect of spending 3 months in the hospital. Even still, it's difficult to be told your 7 month old is physically at a 3 or 4 month level. So this is a major milestone - mimicking an action and following a command! I feel like there is a whole new meaning to the phrase "swell with pride" because I can feel it radiating from me. Go Jake, go.