We're happy to report that the last two days at school have found Gia both eating lunch and napping for an hour and a half. Yippee!! We suspect that she's feeling safer and more at home there, and we're thrilled. She returned home very engaged and energetic, with lots of ideas to make us laugh. Yesterday, in fact, she did a funny desperate little dance when she really wanted brie. She exclaimed, "Brie! Brie!" while she frantically waved her arms and danced her cute little legs. We'll try to capture it on video for you.

Gia is very observant ... she likes to watch and study first, she likes to understand how things work., and she's learning to discern many things. As we mentioned last time, she's getting colors (even says "purple" and "orange" appropriately!) She signs consistently that Daddy's nose and feet are "big" ... then she makes the sign for "small" and says, "Mine!" And yes, she does have a rather small and adorable nose. She knows that she wears a "big" diaper at night (we discovered that one size up makes a big difference in the number of sheets we wash), and small ones during the day. She knows which binkies are reserved for Nana's room (the red ones) and covets them, and is also clear which ones she wants at any given time (pink, blue, orange, yellow). She also knows that the red diaper changing pad is for when we're out.

Most importantly i her book, she knows that the "park" is where she goes "wheee!" on the swing ... that's where we're headed tomorrow morning!