Waving & clapping
“Expressions” is the theme this week for Tara Cain’s Gallery over at Sticky Fingers.
A recurring theme of my recent posts is how quickly the twins seem to be growing up & developing. In the last 2 weeks they’ve both said their first words, taken their first steps, & walked for the first time. Today Ellie took 5 steps, & Jake 3. Jake also stood up from the floor with no support.
Right from early on they’ve had lively, & quite distinct, personalities. In the early months about the only way they could express themselves was by crying. Now they seem to come up with a new way of expressing themselves nearly every day.
Not only do they smile, laugh, frown, pout, roar, growl, but they also wave & clap – as in the above photo. They’ll do so copying us, but also spontaneously: Ellie claps when she gets excited, but also in response to sound. If she hears applause or laughter from the radio or TV, she will also clap. When we or a toy ‘says’ “Hello” she’ll wave. She also dances in response to music: she’s already a lovely little mover, my “Tiny Dancer”.
They seem to have their mini version of the ‘Haka’, with chest-beating & thigh-slapping.
They are expert raspberry blowers; they ‘wibble‘ & ‘puck’ with their lips. Jake especially has a great sense of humour, & laughs a lot. They both not only ‘get’ jokes, but also make them: with us, & with themselves.
They get more expressive every day, & I love it 
There may be laughter, tears, tantrums, cheers, smiles, frowns, jumpings up & down: who knows? So why not head over to the Gallery to see more artists’ Expressions (click the pic.):
Oh I love this shot! It looks a bit like she is greeting an adoring fan, which you obviously are
, while he is shying away from the limelight.
I am, yes! Jake shy away from the limelight? – not too often! I just happened to get his clapping hand over his face, unfortunately. It’s the only photo I could find of them clapping / waving together.
what a great picture. it’s amazing how quickly they learn new things isn’t it? so exciting
Great picture and post. Wonderful but scary how quickly they grow and change.
Thanks to you both. Amazing, wonderful & scary: it sure is!
What a cute photo!
Love that Jake is hiding from the camera almost.
Lovely to read how they are developing, twins really do fascinate me!
Thanks! He’s actually in mid-clap; it’s just unfortunate that I caught his hand over his face.
They do me as well, which is good ‘cos I have them!
It’s great that you are documenting these stages, for yourself and your readers. Fantastic stuff.
Thanks! Yeah, you’re right; I’m normally not too good with remembering dates so this hopefully will be something we can keep & look back on in days to come
She looks like she’s saying “Daddy, get out from behind that camera and come and have some fun!” What a wee cutie pie.
You’re probably right! She’s a lot less independent than Jake; she really doesn’t like being alone. Thanks
It’s great to see a ‘daddy blogger’ in the mix.
Popped over from Lady Estrogen’s Feb music link. Cheers.
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