We haven't been doing much lately, just living real life. Naomi is starting to grow up a little bit, to the point where she doesn't sleep through everything anymore. This means I can't just strap her on with the Baby Bjorn and let her doze as we go throughout the day. She's starting to take definite naps rather than just zoning in and out. And she doesn't go to sleep in noisy places as well, meaning I have to keep her needs in mind a little bit more.
She also coos and smiles, which I love. I put her in her swing a lot, and today she was in there just crying for a while. I couldn't figure out why she was still crying. She had a new diaper, a full tummy freshly cleared of burps, and she usually falls asleep in her swing. I picked her up, and she just wanted to talk to me. She smiled and cooed, and I smiled and cooed right back.
Penny is loving to sing and dance. I play the piano for her, and we sing. She doesn't know words to songs yet, but she's getting there. We've sung "Here We Are Together" a few times, and we list all four people in our family. Today she sat at the piano and sang something about Daddy and Meimei, and maybe Mommy and Penny. Otherwise, she just loves to clap and do hand motions to songs as we (I) sing them.
Last night we went to a BBQ at the Consulate. One of Kevin's coworkers was in charge of the music and was playing a mix including a bunch of songs from Glee. Our nightly dance parties usually have several Glee songs in the mix, thanks to Pandora, and Penny LOVES dancing to them. So Penny entertained the entire consulate staff with her enthusiastic dancing, even starting her own dance party in on the lawn-- kids and adults alike. She was really the life of the party.
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