Playing with Friends

It has been week of fun play dates for Corinne this week. We had the pleasure of spending an afternoon with Yarimar and her boys, Nathaniel and Gabriel. Corinne is in love with Nathaniel. His main mission was to keep her entertained and she just laughed and laughed. They had a grand time.

We played at their house and then walked to the park in a very snazzy triple stroller. At the park we enjoyed some fun time on the swings.

Today we meet Julia and Nicholette at the Howell Nature Center to check out what they do. They rehabilitate and release 2000 wild animals annually. The critters that woudl not be able to survive in the wild live in habitats in the park. We saw a bobcat, foxes, a coyote, a bald eagle, and more. Then the girls had a snack and played.
Corinne has been crying MAAMAAA for while I and I have refused to call this a word. This week she did in fact calmly and lovingly say "Mama". She is making more word sounds noises in general and made noises like cock a doodle doo back at the rooster on the television. Exciting stuff :) Corinne is in or just completed a growth spurt, she is taller than she was a week ago. She is speed crawling, standing and walking while holding furniture and toys, aka cruising. This week she is has been practicing moving from one item to another while standing or walking. There is still not a single tooth in her mouth. She is enjoying Cheerios and other finger foods.