A Busy Week - Swimming, No More, Biting & Snorting

May 10, 2007 by Dad.

Finally I get around to logging more updates in the life and times of Cezanne. It has been a busy week with lots of things to report.

Saturday morning saw Dad take Cezanne to swim class, just the two of us while Mom got some time to herself - which she used to clean - not the idea, but it was something we just did not get around to with little miss C at our feet and into everything. Swim class was a blast. We got there early and were able to get in and swim - it almost turned into a private lesson but then the other little swimmers did show up and we sang and swam and splashed and had a wonderful time.

Sunday was more swimming in the pool at home and exploring the garden while Mom & Dad tried to get some gardening done, this does not work well, Cezanne gets into everything and just does not seem to trust us when we tell her that grass and soil do not taste good.

It was also the last of the Mini Gym classes so now we need to find another activity for Cezanne where she can crawl and interact with other kids in an active environment. She seems quite happy to crawl and is making no attempt to walk yet - we are also happy with this arrangement :-) 

During the week we learned to make the “All Done” sign when we were full or finished eating. To my delight it was very obvious. I had seen some examples on these “Baby Signs” DVDs where the baby attempts to make a sign and it looks nothing like the sign - Cezanne actually made it very clearly and what was more impressive is that the sign is actually very close to “clapping hands” which she does very well, this was NOT “clapping hands”. As further evidence - as you can tell I really need proof before I officially log any development with this test subject - today when she made the “All Done” sign I tested her with another spoon yogurt and she promptly removed the mouthful and made the sign again. In my book this is classified as a pass.

Cezanne has also started making the funniest snorting face - she scrunches up her nose and face and then snorts in and out - I really need to try capture it, I have to laugh every time she does it - it is just so funny.

On the “not so cute” side Cezanne has started biting and even with just 2 teeth it is actually quite painful, she does not respond to “NO” but it seems to be a mood thing, at times she thinks she is very funny and then bites and laughs about it. This has not happened too often and I hope it passes quicky… I suppose we have to take the good with the bad Ruth your comments make me feel a bit better about it

I can not imagine that in a month and 10 days she will be 1 year old ! Where did the time go ?

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