Speed Reader

Even more impressive, she reads just as fast upside-down!

New Coat

Josie received this polka-dot coat as a gift recently and she goes CRAZY for it. When she sees it (e.g. in a pile of laundry headed for the washing machine), she starts hyperventilating, shaking her hands, and yelling for it. Is it the cute pink buttons, the a-line silhouette or the polka-dot pattern? Whatever it is, it's triggered the fashion bug in her.

Josie and Uli

Josie spends the day with a little boy named Uli three days a week at the house. Uli is about 2 months younger than Josie, and a very handsome young man! They like playing together (well, mostly she likes to climb on him and pat his head!). Here's a video of the two of them playing with a push-button musical toy. Josie waves "bye-bye" on cue!

More Walking Today

Here's a video of more walking this morning.

Lots of Walking Yesterday

Kathryn took this video of Josephine walking across the kitchen...some of her first real walking! You can tell from her expression that Josie is excited.

Wrestling a Bag of Diapers

I like this video showing Josephine wrestling a bag of diapers. She does her "cat pounce" move on the helpless bag, and shows how well she can stand now.  All the wrestling tires her out, and she rests for a moment on the sunlight-warmed quilt before finding another toy. A very busy girl.

Making Baby Food

Carrots, yams, and parsnips in this batch. Steamed, pureed in the blender, then frozen as serving-size portions in ice cube trays. We defrost these cubes in baby-food jars when we need them, and have meals ready to go. Eat your veggies!

Standing on Two Feet: Two Videos

Josie stands up on two feet more and more each day.  She's barely taken any steps yet; when she's standing, she likes to use her hands and wave them, or hold a toy.  Josie was attracted to this stack of carpet samples in our kitchen and she used the stack as a stage to play on. She does the "cat pounce" on her helpless octo-nip toy:

Josie sometimes likes to suck on an ice cube wrapped in a washcloth when she's feeling cranky.  Now she can stand up and wave it around:

PushToy

Josie's mastering the art of the push toy. She demonstrates her skills with this new one, courtesy of Auntie Susan. Thanks, Auntie!

Visiting Gma and Papa

We had a short visit on Saturday with G-Gma and Papa in Sacramento. Josie showed off some acrobatic moves such as downward dog on her head, and balancing on a box.