Well folks, it would seem we have a park going baby in our hands now! :) I packed up a bag for us girls, took a drive to Wendy's for a burger (I brought P's lunch) and we headed to the park near our house. When we arrived, we sat at a picnic table and ate, then went directly to the baby swing-- Penelope loves the swings! She laughed a lot at first, then leaned back and relaxed, and got a faraway look in her eyes!! So funny! After that, I sat her on one side of the teeter totter (it's not the traditional sort, where you need two people, it's fixed into place and bounces)-- she LOVED that one! Didn't wanna get off it, in fact! Then we laid our blanket out, I took out a few toys and her favorite book (Goodnight Moon-- Mommy & Daddy's fave;)) and we played for a long while. She just had so much fun being there, watching the big kids play, playing herself, and being outside... I think we'll work it into our weekday schedule as often as we can, whenever we don't have another activity planned. We walked around the park before leaving, to relax P, as it was right before her last nap of the day. Worked wonders, the kid slept for almost two hours! I got a nice long break, and by that time I sure did appreciate that! :) I know now that our baby is growing up, and needs way more stimulation throughout the day, and I plan on doing as much with her as I can before her sister comes home and turns our house upside down for a few months! I suspect Daddy and she will have a few dates at the park in those first days. We're looking forward to bringing him to the park as soon as he's home. :)
It was a long day, and after her last nap I still had to go to the market to restock Penelope's things: fruit, yogurt, her snacks, bath wash, and those things, and I also found a sippy cup that she figured out how to use! I think we need to begin giving her some milk in it, to begin the bottle weaning process. We're pretty set on no bottle after her first birthday, which is only a couple months away! I think she'll do fine until nighttime... Then, I think it'll be a struggle. :/
Well, I'll share a few pics from our day and bid you a good night. I said GOODNIGHT!! ;)
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