A walk in the park

Can I give her back now?

Jessica wants to do EVERYTHING herself now. She doesn't go into the car seat anymore, doesn't go into her stroller ... she wants to walk herself when we go to the park which takes AGES, of course, as she not only walks slowly but she also often turns around and walks the other way - whatever gets her interest. She wants to feed herself, although not always with satisfying success ... once she gets tired of using the spoon she uses both hands and distributes the food all over her face, she doesn't quite find her mouth yet. Today is another Tuesday where I go to sleep before 9pm (and that's way too late still).

Happy birthday, Jessica!

Yesterday was Jessica's birthday and of course we got her a cake. She wasn't sure at first what to do with it. But then she figured it out: eat it!

Happy birthday, Mama

Today is my birthday. Unfortunately, the weather is bad and Rodrigo has to go to school and study. So it's pretty much like any other day. This morning we went for a walk in Morden Hall Park which is just behind the station yet we've never been. The sun came out for a short while and it was very nice, we smelled roses, saw fish in the little river and took some pictures. When we got home we made a nice lunch (although it was only 10:30) and later it was dress rehersal for Jessica's birthday, trying on the only really good dress she has (present of Maria Church, my boss' wife):

The new car seat

Jessica has grown out of her infant car seat and we now have a new one. She enjoys the new perspective, loves looking out of the window or to the front where I am. Finally riding in the car is fun again!

A Day at the Farm

Today we went to Horton Park Children's Farm, which I seemed to enjoy more than Jessica. She was so scared of all the animals and wouldn't let go of me the whole visit through. I thought we did such a good job preparing her for sheep, goats, pigs, etc through her books, but she didn't seem to make the connection. She prefered pushing her stroller. At least we were outdoors in this beautiful weather.

Proof!

Here is a first video we managed to take on Sunday. Since then she's advanced much more, because as determined as she is, she is now practicing all the time.

Jessica is walking!

Jessica did her first steps on Sunday, 5 July 2009. According to nursery she already took a few steps the week before, but this past Sunday she seemed to have mastered it. She kept practising the whole day, still falling a lot of course.