Discoveries.

Things the lovebug is working on this week:
-Still has not crawled. She just can't figure out how to take her front paws forward. She's got her legs going double time until she flops over, but as dad says, it's like her hands are nailed to the floor. Hence, very little forward progress. But oh, once she figures out her hands can move? It's on like Donkey Kong.
-Waving. It is the cutest thing ever when she flaps her little arm at you or opens and closes her hand.
-More babbling. She's definitely not to the point where we're thinking "first word," but she's mimicking and repeating things more closely. For example - whenever the cat comes around, we say "kitty, kitty, nice kitty, meow!" or some variation and so when she sees the cats, she makes this spitty sort of k and t sound. The other day someone said hi to her and she made a little noise that sounded surprisingly like "hi." And she'll say da da da all day long, when she's not busy just making the face without also making the sound. Her language is weird and cute. I can't wait until she says mama like she MEANS it.

Today we went and met some of our little girlfriends for a pool party. My friend's condo pool is heated, pretty empty most of the time, and in a central location, so a couple of us met and zoomed the babies around. Dad let me bring the duck and the other babies LOVED it. Ellie was tired and refused to ride in it. And then she basically refused to nap for the rest of the afternoon, the little turd, so hopefully she'll make up for it tonight.

Tomorrow is her first trip to LA's Chinatown! Perhaps I will buy her some pearls.