Both Austen and Grandma Judi are fans of Mommy’s singing. Grandma Judi recorded Mommy’s singing, including Daddy’s favorite, a cassette tape of I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, made when Mommy’s was only 9 years old. Austen stops fussing when Mommy sings to her and stares in fascination as if Mommy’s doing something amazing.
Austen has great lungs and can produce a lot of sound. Grandma Judi played a woodwind instrument, the oboe, which can be heard above all the other instruments of the orchestra and is featured in quite a few concertos. Both sometimes turn red during performances. Austen has a squarish face with full cheeks, like Grandma Judi.