Daycare Visit

Erika and I visited her future daycare today. She sat down in one spot and just watched other kids play for a while, but once she felt comfortable she started to play with toys by herself. There was a very friendly cat there and she let Erika touch her. Erika loved it, as Chi doesn’t let her do that 9 out of 10 times when she tries. I’m relieved that she did ok overall. We will try to let her stay without me for a couple hours at a time in February before she goes there full time in March.

New outfit #4 from Japan

Last day of the music & play class

Today was the last day of the music & play class. Erika decided to walk to the instructor when she was getting ready for the next activity so she picked Erika up and took her around. Erika was perfectly fine with the instructor. I think she finally opened up to the instructor. Too bad. It was the last class, Erika!

*I didn’t ask for their permission to be on the website so I’ve covered their faces.

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December 8, 2011 Erika eating a baby rice rusk

Erika, at 9 month, still doesn’t like swallowing food if the texture is not completely smooth. For example, she doesn’t eat a mashed banana but does eat a banana that’s pureed by a food processor. She’s got 5 teeth so far so she should be able to chew, so I thought I’d try out a baby rice rusk that I bought at Superstore the other day. I’ve tried baby cereal bisucuits but it gets soggy quickly and she seems to lose interest quickly so it’s not ideal for her to practice picking with her thumb and index finger either. She seems to like the idea of biting but still needs to practice the chewing part. She picks up the rusk better than the biscuit. I hope this will let her get used to different textures.

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