Adventures in Cruising

ESK is fully cruising along now. Here she is holding onto a neat toy (early Xmas present) from her ee-mo RBK. ESK loves this new toy because it plays music when pushed along. It's funny to watch her because she will push it and start walking, but once the music starts, she'll stop so she can do a little dance (swaying back and forth and shaking her little diaper-covered butt).

Of course, unfortunately, once she stops to dance, the music stops. So, she pushes some more. Until she runs into the wall, or some piece of furniture. And then she usually crawls away because she can't go any further!


Social Cramming
For some reason, this week has been full of social visits/playdates. It's as if everyone is trying to cram in some time with us before the holidays hit in earnest. I wish these playdates had been spread out some more over the past two months. However, it's gratifying to know that all the networking I had been trying to do is finally coming to fruition. Not that I treated it as a project or anything, but I really have been trying hard to meet new people here.



Here's a pic of ESK with two of her uhn-nees, M and A. They're helping her practice her walking! They love "Baby E" (that's what they call her) and find everything she does fascinating. In turn, I think everything they do is adorable and amazing. It makes me look forward to seeing ESK grow up!