Bigger and better adventures

Talia started swimming classes last week. Today was her second time in the pool and so far she’s not at all convinced that it’s going to be enjoyable.  However when she was given a little ball to hang on to she decided maybe it wasn’t completely awful, maybe just mostly dreadful.  Hopefully she will relax as time goes by and she figures out I am not actually trying to drown her.

Back at home, she has fully grasped the concept of putting a puzzle piece into the puzzle - as long as it’s almost there already.  Otherwise she enjoys waving them around, clapping them together and saying “woof woof” regardless of which farm animal piece she is referring to at the time.

We have also had an interesting new development with our “That’s not my …”books.  Following a suggestion from a friend, I deliberately pointed out the little mouse which is on each page (having never done it before now).  Then as she turned each page I asked “where’s the mouse?”  What a great new game!! She can spot every mouse in all three books of the series that we own, apart from the mice who are wearing goggles, flippers and a snorkel.  Clearly we have a very intelligent baby who knows that mice are hopeless when it comes to scuba diving.