The forty-eighth week

It's been a busy week for us. After writing last week about how we need to get out of the house more, we found activities for every day this week. We've spent time at friends' and family members' homes and went to the grocery store, the gym and a Chinese restaurant for lunch. We haven't had to visit a big-box store yet, although I'm not ruling that out as the cold winter days continue.

As I expected, Madeline has enjoyed being out. I've also been letting her walk around more when we're out, even though she usually wants to walk in a direction where danger lurks, such as the parking lot. And, surprisingly, she has little interest in holding my hand while we walk around - she wants to let go and take off. So much for timidly exploring the big new world. She's ready to pounce and experience everything she can, with or without daddy.

On another note, today we attempted to use another barrette after the last one caused us so much trouble. This time she was not out of our sight while it was in, and she hardly seemed to notice. It kept her hair out of her eyes and looked pretty cute, too!