Today is Monday

Ellen and I had a full day.

Before lunch we rode over to the post office to mail off our first batch of pretzels. On the way home, we stopped by the park at Elsie Hastings. First, we tried the swings. They don't have infant swings there, so I just hopped on one and held her on my lap. After an initial smile, I couldn't really tell if she was digging it, so I put her down in the grass near the swing and got back on myself to see if I could get a feeling for her vibe. She was smiling away in the grass, so I picked her up again. Then she started scowling a bit, so I cut it out with the swings. Maybe next time.

Next we went to try out the teeter-totter-y thing. It's not truly a teeter totter, because no one goes up or down, though there are seats on each end. Essentially, you can make the other person bounce a little. There's a rubber tire-like thing in the middle that the whole she-bang rests on that allows it to bounce. Anywho, I sat her on one end and sat on the ground next to her and bounced her. She loved it. Smiles all around. She would get really into it and then do this whole "No hands!" thing where she would let go for a half second. So cute. A real hit! I was looking at it and realized that the motion was a lot like riding a horse would be. Between this and her love for her horsey jumperoo, we might have to get this kid on a horse once she is old enough!

Finally, we went over to the big playground and I sat her on the articulated bridge (the bouncy bridge.) It was made of this plastic with little 1 inch diameter holes in it. She thought it was very cool that she could see through to the ground below. She also thought the holes were excellent fingerholds to use for climbing. She clambored up the (fairly steep!) side of the bridge to the platform above (which was a little scary, as I had to scramble up behind her post-haste!) Then she crawled around on the platform for a while until she decided to slide back down onto the bridge and do the climbing bit again. It was very nice to watch her explore.

Afterward, we went home for lunch (broccoli, cottage cheese, whole wheat pasta with parmesan, avocado, and blueberries) and a nap. After her nap, we played outside for a little while and then went to Target, where Ellen misplaced my glasses. She was getting antsy, so I gave her my sunglasses to play with. She must have put them down on a shelf or dropped them and I didn't notice. As we were leaving, I went to get them back from her and they were no where to be found! Ahh, well.

Then we went home for dinner (broccoli, cottage cheese, whole wheat pasta with parmesan, avocado, and yogurt.) After dinner, we walked to Roche Brothers to find dinner for Dad and me. Then Dad came home and I went to the gym and he gave her a tubby and put her to bed.

All in all, a great Monday.