Elizabeth’s Journal

Such silence . . .

Hmmm, the blogging world seems to be fairly quiet these days. Doesn’t anyone have any news, or is it all the same old humdrum existence out there these days?

Jonathan is lovely and very excited about his upcoming trip to England with his dad (28 May - 13 June). I can’t believe he had only 6 or 7 more weeks left of kindergarten. His handwriting is vastly improved, as is his coloring, from the beginning of the school year. He’s enjoying playing Subbuteo with his dad and also getting cuddle from his baby sister, who still adores him terribly and reaches out to cuddle him when we pick him up from school.

Kayleigh is starting to stand up without holding onto anything for support. Seems every day she can do it longer. She likes to “go walkies” holding onto our hands, and sometimes she can be prevailed upon to just hold one hand, although that often has the effect of making her go in a big circle, like in a canoe when you paddle on only one side. She also has five teeth now—two front ones plus one incisor on the left side, and the two bottom middle teeth. Besides adoring Jonathan, she also worships Magda and would really like to crawl into her lap and just sit on her, claiming her as her property, if the adults would only give her the chance. As it is, she has to settle for squeezing Magda’s leg and patting her hair, as she did at lunch today at the new Whole Foods downtown. She also kept a close eye on her Auntie Jenny and waved forlornly every time Jfer went off for water or utensils or something, and then when Jfer reappeared there were great grins as a reward.