First, I have begun to hone my art skills. I completed my first master- pieces recently, in the form of homemade, edible fingerpaints. As you can see, I "think outside the box." I painted my head and face, as well as the canvas. It was a lot of fun, until I had to be washed up. I don't believe we'll be doing this again real soon.
Also, today I had my first swimming lesson. My friends Seth and Wynter are in the class with me. I did very well, and was quite talkative. I was trying to tell the other people my age about splashing (which I have already mastered), and about the time that my mother and Aunt Jill put me in that really cold swimming pool. I think everyone liked my stories.Feeding myself has been another of my big projects. It's been a little stressful. You see, I've decided that I do not want to be spoon fed mush any longer. When my mother tries to put me in the high chair, I scream. Sometimes I'll try to appease her by taking a few bites, but often not. Finally, she figured out that I want to feed myself little pieces of food with my fingers. I don't know what took her so long.
Another of my new activities is unloading and rearranging. I like to take my toys out of my baskets, one by one. Sometimes I tip the basket over. Sometimes I get on my knees and reach into the basket. Either way, it's a lot of fun. After each nap, the toys have magically put themselves back in the baskets, and I do it all again.My last bit of entertainment news is that I'm working hard on standing up. I've done it several times, but always when my mother least expects it. I was standing up in my crib when she came to get me out of bed this morning. Haha! She hasn't captured a picture of that yet, but will soon.
She did, however, finally get a picture of my teeth. (Thank goodness--she'd been chasing me around with that camera for a week trying to get a picture of them.) They are growing nicely, and I'm working on some more. I might have a mouth full of pearly whites before I grow hair on my head!On a sidenote, I ate a band-aid today. I bit my finger with those sharp bottom teeth, and bled a lot. My mother put a band-aid on it because I was getting blood everywhere. So, I ate the band-aid. My mother called the doctor's office, and they told her to start a list, #1-10, of things that I eat that I shouldn't have. They guaranteed her it would be complete before age 2. So, you will see it from time to time, but hopefully not again too soon!
THINGS THAT GRACIE SHOULD NOT HAVE EATEN
1. band-aid (01/25/10)
More soon!
