“Katie doesn’t like to eat red beans since last Friday.”

by chuckofish

Here we are, nearly two weeks into our new normal, with Katie in daycare and me working from my campus office. We are all adjusting one way or another. For Katie, this means fewer tears, and even some smiles and waves at drop-off and pick-up. For us, this means fully internalizing every detail we learn about Katie’s day from her teacher’s notes. Above, a quote that made us laugh a lot, but also maybe pierced DN’s heart a little bit (as the one who prepares Katie’s food and packs her lunch).

We have noticed that Katie is always seated at the head of the table with her classmates (which now number five). Who knows why this is the case, but it feels oddly appropriate. She is doing just great.

Happy commuter baby
Playing it cool in her stroller
And playing it REAL cool with her walker

Katie does benefit greatly from all of the space (flat, paved space) at daycare, where she can practice walking. We practice at home, too, but she makes it about 5 rapid steps with her walker before slamming into a wall. She’ll have to learn how to turn corners.

And my final announcement is that I can now manage to make a tiny ponytail with Katie’s hair. Sure, they never last a full day, but they bring me joy nonetheless. Just wait until we can do pigtails!