Clap...Clap...Clap....

My little Angel has started clapping now. I cannot explain in words how beautiful it looks to see her little hands come together. It brings sheer joy that any amount of words cannot just describe this feeling. It started a week ago, we were traditionally clapping for everything she does. Finishing her meal, crawling towards the other side of the bed, etc, etc. She realised that this act brings so much joy and started doing it on her own. Initially she used to clap her fists together and very soon when mom showed her how to really clap, she started following dutifully. For the first day she learnt to clap, my sweet little baby was clapping in her sleep. I need the entire eyes in the world just to capture that moment. Then she started doing it whenever she is happy. From day before yesterday, she does it so much to seek attention or soothe us if we are upset. Yesterday when I was a bit loud asking her to come closer to me and not tumble across the bed, she came near me and started clapping till I started laughing. The other day, we were all engrossed in watching something in the TV and she started clapping just to attract us. What an attention seeker she already is:) We cannot be more proud of her. Me and Uday always have this argument and wish about how frequently we should take videos of her. I agree to the fact that we should capture as much as possible to relive these moments in the future. But at sometimes I feel that, some moments are so beautiful that you dont really need a video clip to remind you how great it was. My little sweetheart, clapping her hands, her teethless smile, her fastest crawling when she sees me in the other side of the bed standing, her dancing when she hears music(so much as jumping for now), the sweet noise she makes and seeing if I imitate her, she actually repeats it till I make a similar sound and laughs uncontrollably when I do (it makes uday call her kutty dinosaur actually, cant wait to tell her in the future :), her hugging, her kisses. The other day a friends baby had come and my daughter was all so possessive and was crying if I lifted that baby. Can possessiveness be so sweet? I was so happy that moment that my daughter loves me so much. I really dont think I can ever forget these moments. I dont really need a video to relive these memories and forget my hard times in life. Every time my daughter does something, I only remember Bharathiyars song - Ethanai Kodi Inbam Vaithai Iraiva - which means God, how much Joy have you kept in store for us? Its true. Just see a mom talk about her child and you will know that its so true.