Progress report

Baby Zoe,

You've been entertaining us with new moves. Last night we were going through the usual dinnertime routine. We sit to eat, you want to nurse, either me or someone else cuts my food, depending on how urgently you want to nurse, when you are done, you sit on my lap,observe and smile, as we eat and talk.

Last night there was no way of making you wait. So Grandma Maria cut my food to small pieces while I started feeding you. In fact, your impatience started way before dinner, when Grandma Maria and I went shopping, and left you with Grandpa Avram. When we came back, we saw your empty stroller on the patch of grass by the parking lot, with you and G.Avram nowhere in sight. I heard your screams way before I entered the apartment, where G. Avram stood soaked in sweat, carrying you. "I just changed her," he said anxiously, as he passed you on to me. He had to walk nonstop for 2 hours, carrying you, or else, you'd start screaming. You don't go through such episodes with me, but I've witnessed similar scenes with your other caregivers.

In Part 2 of dinner - where you happily sit on my lap and smile, you started dipping your hands in my plate and pulling salad pieces. I took the pieces of leaves, wiped your hands clean, just so you dip them back in. I've been waiting for this stage, but I'm not sure how to handle it. We've been thinking of steam-cleaning the carpet. I'm wondering if that's a bad idea since soon you'll be testing gravity.

I thought it would never happen. But you finally got sleepy. When we came to check up on you in the crib, you rotated 180 degrees. A few minutes later, you rotated another 90 degrees, thus completing a a 270 degree counter-clockwise rotation.

Kiss,
Mommy.