Friends and first words?

Ada is continuing to grow and develop at a rapid pace. Since we have returned home from traveling she has started to reach out and grab for things. Her favorite targets are the characters in the puffy books that we keep near her changing table. We have even been known to take a screaming Ada to her changing table so she “can play with her friends.” She loves these puffy books and the crinkly pages and 3D characters keep her entertained for …minutes. But what blissful minutes those are!

She has also become much more vocal and will often ‘coo’ when she is in a good mood. The other afternoon, I was convinced that she had spoken her first words. After several minutes of cooing there seemed to be clear words emerging from the otherwise meaningless babble. It came out as a “Oaww Cooh.” The more she worked on it the more it started sounding like “All Cool” to me. You can imagine my disappointment today when I read in a baby book that you can expect your 2 month old to make “ahh-goo” sounds.

Lastly, K returned to work on Tuesday. Things went smoothly! The Head of the Upper School called Kara down in front of the student body during morning meeting and welcomed her back. Ada is now taking a bottle reliably and the having mom work right across the quad is a benefit that we all enjoy! We head to Ada’s two month check up later this week and will report back on all the stats after the appointment!