Week 10

Dear Zayde,

This week I learned that I can go a whole day without napping.  Being awake for so long allowed me to interact with Mommy far more than usual, but unfortunately, she seemed to deteriorate rapidly around 2:00 in the afternoon.  I really wish she'd keep up with my energy levels.  What could possibly make her so tired?

This week I also learned how to pick up my head and turn it from side to side while on my stomach.  This range of motion doesn't do much for me now, but I predict that it will come in handy some day soon.  I'm learning to grasp things, too.  I particularly enjoy grabbing people's shirts and a certain black and white toy that chimes when batted.  I keep trying to grab my pacifier when it falls out of my mouth, but the darn thing is wily, and I can't yet make my hands do exactly what they're told.  Any advice on how to manage these ungainly appendages would be much appreciated.

Most importantly, according to Mommy, this week I learned how to sleep for up to seven consecutive hours at night.  I really didn't know this was even an option until recently, and I've observed that when I do sleep for at least five hours after the sun has set, Mommy and Daddy are in extraordinarily good moods the next day.  I am not sure if this is due to causation or correlation, so I'll continue my experiments and get back to you with a more robust set of data.

My grandest adventure this week occurred on Tuesday, when I learned that it is possible to travel westward from our house.  Until then, I'd only been east, south, and slightly north.  Mommy drove us practically to the Everglades (which is some sort of no man's land full of alligators and pythons) to visit her high school friend, who has a son just three days older than I.  We had a lovely visit.  I enjoyed his play mat, which includes different music from the one I use at home.  So far, with my limited research, it seems that all other babies are boys.  This makes sense considering that everyone tells me I'm the most adorable baby in the world; clearly it is because I am the only girl and therefore have an unfair advantage over all the cute but slightly-less-scrumptious boys.  I will continue to operate on this assumption until proven otherwise.

I feel myself getting sleepy now, but I will fight the good fight and stay awake as long as possible.  No need to go gently into that good nap, as far as I'm concerned.

Your smallest grandchild,
Zelda