We continue to see signs of development from Jenny. She is now caught up from the delays that are typical of institutionalized kids, and is a typical toddler.
Jenny has enjoyed the kitchen cupboards since our first days home. First, she liked unpacking them; then came unpacking and repacking; then came the challenge of putting the lids on the tupperware containers; and now, she's into size sequencing. We came out to the kitchen recently, and Jenny was lining up the pots and pans in increasing size, and sizing lids to pans. Cool. Mommy enjoys doing that too.
Jenny's hair is growing longer and longer (remember that original spikey doo we all loved?). Mom finally was able to get pig-tails to work. (Daddy calls them horns-- she is a
typical toddler). Between these and her new hair bands, Jenny is turning into a real fashion plate.
In other news, Jenny has a new "big girl" bed. Daddy put this together (it's the allen wrench and brute force kind of bed) and this is Jenny's first try getting in. As you can tell, she absolutely loves it. We got it for her after three consecutive mornings of unartful escapes from her crib--the kind of escape with the thud-pause-sob-at-6AM feature. Now she is a free range toddler. Heaven help us.
Jenny also enjoyed her first package of Ramen noodles recently. Jenny is at that stage where she is fairly picky about what she eats: even with the old standbys--some days she likes it, some days she doesn't. So we always feel a little triumphant when we successfully introduce a new food.
We spent one of the nice early spring days at the Chicago Botanic Gardens. It was great to get outside and, as the title of the post says, blow the proverbial stink off. It's been a long winter. (Three inches of more snow today is predicted, but it should melt fast.) Jenny loves to walk (or run) through the gardens. The small walls around beds and stair cases were a special treat. There was not much to see in the way of blooming plants, but we had fun anyway.
We can't wait for warmer weather!
