Last night when it was time to read stories, instead of sitting on the in my lap or on the floor next to me, Jane very slowly and carefully climbed the ladder to Clara's top bunk. To my knowledge she's never done this before. Clara was very excited about it and soon joined her. I stood up and read them the rest of Very Hungry Caterpillar, which they half listened to while they also explored the very many books and toys that have accumulated on Clara's bed.
When I finished the book I just leaned against the bunk bed and watched them play together. They were doing so well I didn't really want to have them go to bed just yet. They pointed out objects in books and counted together (mostly Clara). At one point Clara pretended to have some pizza (what we'd had for dinner) and offered some to Jane, and Jane pretended to take it out of Clara's hand and eat it. Clara said "Isn't it so yummy?" and Jane very enthusiastically responded "YES!" It's delightful to see them both playing together, especially pretend play that they both seem to understand. I even thought about letting them both just stay up there as I think Clara would actually love to have a "sleepover" with Jane, but I doubt Jane can handle climbing down the ladder yet and decided not to risk it. Either way, though, it was so sweet watching them so excited to be on the top bunk sharing things together.
Then today Jane was watching a Youtube video of the ASL alphabet and she kept wanting me to start it over for her. I showed her that if she presses "0" she can start it over herself, but of course she didn't immediately understand. Clara saw me trying to explain it and took over the tutor role. She would grab Jane's hand and put Jane's finger on zero. A few times Jane tried it and accidentally hit 9, which starts the Youtube video 90% through, so Clara would exclaim "Nooo! Zero, hit zero Jane!" and help Jane again. It didn't take Jane long at all to understand and then each time she successfully restarted the video Clara would congratulate her. "Good job, Jane!" Very sweet older sister functioning.
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