Calibration

Figlia is exactly 3 1/2 years old today. Wow.

I remember recording the date every month in her first year, a sort of crossing the calendar that we were finally getting to the 12th month. And this loosened up after she hit 18 months. And now, it is more an acknowledgement of year(s), than months.

M is a 'latent variable', a sly mister who looks calmer than his sister but is upto one thing or the other. He is a week short of turning 8 months old. Mister is caterpillar crawling! It's cute, really. He uses his belly, elbows and knees the most to push himself ahead. 

He sits well if one makes him sit, but is not sitting himself up right now.

Figlia has started choosing clothes for M (especially the clothes he wears in the evening)! M in turn, has special interest in anything and everything his older sister is holding. He tore a page off an activity book that was in Figlia's hand, before she or I could do anything significant about it. 

Figlia receives M every evening when we return from the daycare, and the squeal is mutual. 

Figlia has this albatr.oss dance for M. She bends herself, raises her hands behind her bending the palms inwards, and croaks and dances, and that has everyone laughing including M.

When it is good, it goes great.

DH will be travelling early half of next week. Gracy has agreed to stay nights for those days, and yet, I am still stressed about it.