Clapping

janneann1127

Anyone's LO clapping? D just started trying to clap, and it's so cute. It's funny because I waited forever for my first to clap, and he didn't do it til he was at least a year old. Bonus points if you have a picture or video.

janneann1127

petey1106 said:

Yes! G loves clapping and he is so proud of himself afterwards! He was clapping in the cart at BRU.

I love it! So cute. His hat is adorable!

LokiLahve

Clapping? No.

Wildly flailing arms & hitting anything within reach? Yes.

kwrecks

LokiLahve said:

Clapping? No.

Wildly flailing arms & hitting anything within reach? Yes.

This exactly.

Ashesha13

No clapping but Jackson waves bye. With his whole arm not just his had but its very deliberate and consistent when you say bye to him and wave first

KQuinonez

We clap.  It's funny becaues DS looks at his hands like why don't you make noise.  I will try and make a gif of it this afternoon.

janneann1127

Ashesha13 said:

No clapping but Jackson waves bye. With his whole arm not just his had but its very deliberate and consistent when you say bye to him and wave first

Aww that's so cute.

janneann1127

KQuinonez said:

We clap.  It's funny becaues DS looks at his hands like why don't you make noise.  I will try and make a gif of it this afternoon.

Yes! Please do. I keep trying to get it on video but haven't been able to.

catskitch

He claps right after I show him, but he wouldn't do it on his own. He'll bring his hands together though.

Most of the time when I hold my hand towards him, he'll give me a high 5

TrueBeliever925

No clapping yet, but we've been working on it. He thinks it's hilarious when I take his hands and make them clap. Also, he gets in a fit of giggles if I clap with his hands inside or outside of my hands. 

We haven't seen any waving yet either, but we never thought about waving when saying "Good-bye" until recently. We've been working on this as well  

(eta: forgot a couple of words!)

thoughtfulmommy

No clapping but LO waves hello. He waves to the dog, other babies and when DH gets home. He also waves at himself in the mirror. It's really cute.

NewQueen

kwrecks said:

LokiLahve said:

Clapping? No.

Wildly flailing arms & hitting anything within reach? Yes.

This exactly.

Same here. We call it "flappa flappa" and DS thinks it's hilarious.

Revez

LokiLahve said:

Clapping? No.

Wildly flailing arms & hitting anything within reach? Yes.

Yup

carrotcake06

One of them will knock two objects together if he happens to have something in each hand, but that's it.

I don't remember the big one mastering this skill until 12mo+

janneann1127

carrotcake06 said:

One of them will knock two objects together if he happens to have something in each hand, but that's it.

I don't remember the big one mastering this skill until 12mo+

Yeah I wouldn't say he's mastered it but he's working on it. G didn't even try it til 12+ months. I feel like this one is doing things earlier, probably because he has someone to watch & mimic.

ELauren88

LO just started clapping, and loves it. No waving yet, but, in all fairness, she doesn't have to say bye much. Lol I sah, and MH leaves for work before she wakes up. So, it may be a while before we understand that.

azzy1206

No clapping here either but LO has started signing "finished" .

kanned0121

kwrecks said:

LokiLahve said:

Clapping? No.

Wildly flailing arms & hitting anything within reach? Yes.

This exactly.

Yup!!

janneann1127

azzy1206 said:

No clapping here either but LO has started signing "finished" .

Oh wow! That's awesome.

courtneykid

Natalie2167 said:

No clapping but LO waves hello. He waves to the dog, other babies and when DH gets home. He also waves at himself in the mirror. It's really cute.

This is us too!! No clapping, but she loves to wave!

Caz1221

Ashesha13 said:

No clapping but Jackson waves bye. With his whole arm not just his had but its very deliberate and consistent when you say bye to him and wave first

Same here - LO waves goodbye and hello and loves to look out our front window and wave at everyone who goes by. She even got upset one time when someone didn't wave back!

coraggiosa

She doesn't clap yet, but she waves, and it's the cutest thing I have ever seen  

Laurakat81

We've got a clapper! She just started about a week ago! Cutest thing ever!

KQuinonez

Well now that I want him to do it on video he won't. I got a pic though! He amazes me how coordinated he is, because I am not at all!

janneann1127

KQuinonez said:

Well now that I want him to do it on video he won't. I got a pic though! He amazes me how coordinated he is, because I am not at all!

Isn't that how it always is? So cute. I'm totally not coordinated either.
I finally got a pic but it's not great.

KQuinonez

@janneann 1127 Your son is so cute!  DS definitely takes after DH when it comes to motorskills, but he is a gabber like me.  He really is the best of both of us.

janneann1127

KQuinonez said:

@janneann 1127 Your son is so cute!  DS definitely takes after DH when it comes to motorskills, but he is a gabber like me.  He really is the best of both of us.

Thank you! So is yours! And yeah same boat here. DS has this fantastic hand-eye coordination.. thankfully he got daddy's athletic abilities and not mine! It's always fun to see what your kids get from you vs your husband. Except when it's those traits you wish they didn't get.