the week that was

Sunday, March 23
We enjoyed Easter lunch at Gma and Gpa L’s. Since the weather was nice, Madeline also got to experience her first swing courtesy of Gpa’s ultimate tree swing.

She also turned 10 months old today, so I'm posting a close-up to mark the occasion. You can see her two bottom teeth in this pic. They’re not sticking up very far, but they are sharp!

Monday, March 24
Madeline and I met up with Zack for lunch. He caught me up on the current shenanigans at the DOT and confirmed yet again that I don’t miss working there. After lunch, I took Madeline to a nearby park with a toddler-specific playground and introduced her to the joy of slides. After some initial trepidation, her screeches of delight filled the air. All of the equipment was sized for small folks and the base material for the playground was a solid rubbery composite – so much better than gravel, sand or mulch! Although a swing was absent from this playground, I think we’ll be visiting this place frequently.

Tuesday, March 25
Progress! Madeline discovered that she could walk while holding on with only one hand to a grown-up.

Wednesday, March 26

We had playgroup at the Duke Gardens -- it seems to be our regular haunt during beautiful weather. The babies are starting to realize that they can get to the grass/twigs/leaves/dirt if they just get to the edge of the blankets. As soon as one of them pulls back a corner of a blanket, the rest seem to gravitate towards the newly uncovered vegetation and the hand-to- mouth-before-mommy-can-intercede race begins.

Thursday, March 27
We made a trip to Duke today for the weekly Theta Finance meeting. This evening's activities included a canola oil treatment (I just couldn’t bring myself to use my good olive oil) for Madeline's cradle cap. The resulting hairdos were amazing.

Friday, March 28
What a busy day! Madeline spent Friday cruising all around the house, especially making clockwise laps around the coffee table in the living room and the ottoman in her bedroom.

She also took some time to play ball and “crinkle the paper” with the cat.

Saturday, March 29
A 30 degree drop in temps today kept us indoors and prompted imitations of hibernating bears.

Sunday, March 30
Madeline’s new “walker” debuted today. I apologize for the periodic shaking image – the camerawoman was having fits of giggles while taping.