5 September 2005
Raina has progressed in showing her excitement: she initially started by smiling a little, and then smiling a lot, and then making excited squeals, and now she giggles and laughs. We would get occasional giggles from Raina by tossing her up and down, and swinging her side to side, and by Eric doing his crazy dance, but it was never guaranteed. But yesterday when we were at Forest Park, we sat Raina down by Laura Blume ... and then it was astounding. Raina LAUGHED -- not little giggles but a complete series of full-body laughs. It continued for about 15-20 seconds. The other teachers were "ahh, that's so cute!" and we were dumbfounded because she had never done that before. Possibly related was the fact that Raina had a VERY FULL diaper and this was her first bowel movement of the day. Eric went to change her and then suddenly she was swarmed by insects. Hundreds of gnats descended on Raina's bottom and diaper, eager to consume her poo. Later that day, Eric Wilson and Raina played a game of roller-ball, and she continued her series of enthusiastic laughter. It was absolutely delightful.
While at Forest Park, Scott Chelist serenaded Raina with songs, and he was composing a song at that time. Of course, Eric and Krystal compose songs for Raina all the time. We started with "Don't cry for me, Mrs. Raina" and progressed to "Raina is a baby" (like Dude looks like a lady). We also make up ridiculous verses to Cocacabana.
Her name is Raina. She's kinda poopy. You can count on her to do her duties (dooties).
We do a little routine to "row, row, row your boat." Raina's favorite part (in both of our versions) is the "merrily" section.
Raina eagerly does physical activity -- she loves to stand for long periods and she looks so proud of herself when she does it. She'll collapse when she's had enough and, if you feel her heart at that time, you'll see that her pulse is racing. She can really work herself up.
Raina is a tremendously mild-mannered and sweet-dispositioned baby. She rarely cries, and so you know that when she does cry, it means something serious for her. The daycare people at the YMCA and the Westport School are astonished by her demeanor, and by how independently she can play and entertain herself. When Krystal took Raina to the math party, Raina didn't fuss once and was proclaimed "exquisite!" by Lisa Huxley. Raina also met her first dog at that party, who proceeded to lick her feet multiple times. She wasn't certain what to make of that experience, but it certainly was interesting.
It's a wondrous experience to greet Raina in the morning. She will wake up so excited to see the world -- just grinning ear to ear. It's a completely heart-warming event each and every morning.
She's also advanced enough to play in her ExerSaucer, a.k.a. the playstation 2. Since she's infatuated with songs and electronic sounds, she enjoys the little car the most, but the other parts are also interesting to her. I think her favorite is the aspect of being able to rotate around and change her point of view anytime she wants. She actively grabs at things and wrenches them into her mouth at all opportunities.
While at Forest Park, Scott Chelist serenaded Raina with songs, and he was composing a song at that time. Of course, Eric and Krystal compose songs for Raina all the time. We started with "Don't cry for me, Mrs. Raina" and progressed to "Raina is a baby" (like Dude looks like a lady). We also make up ridiculous verses to Cocacabana.
Her name is Raina. She's kinda poopy. You can count on her to do her duties (dooties).
We do a little routine to "row, row, row your boat." Raina's favorite part (in both of our versions) is the "merrily" section.
Raina eagerly does physical activity -- she loves to stand for long periods and she looks so proud of herself when she does it. She'll collapse when she's had enough and, if you feel her heart at that time, you'll see that her pulse is racing. She can really work herself up.
Raina is a tremendously mild-mannered and sweet-dispositioned baby. She rarely cries, and so you know that when she does cry, it means something serious for her. The daycare people at the YMCA and the Westport School are astonished by her demeanor, and by how independently she can play and entertain herself. When Krystal took Raina to the math party, Raina didn't fuss once and was proclaimed "exquisite!" by Lisa Huxley. Raina also met her first dog at that party, who proceeded to lick her feet multiple times. She wasn't certain what to make of that experience, but it certainly was interesting.
It's a wondrous experience to greet Raina in the morning. She will wake up so excited to see the world -- just grinning ear to ear. It's a completely heart-warming event each and every morning.
She's also advanced enough to play in her ExerSaucer, a.k.a. the playstation 2. Since she's infatuated with songs and electronic sounds, she enjoys the little car the most, but the other parts are also interesting to her. I think her favorite is the aspect of being able to rotate around and change her point of view anytime she wants. She actively grabs at things and wrenches them into her mouth at all opportunities.
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