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Manchi has never scratched Ezri. He is gentle and loving despite the fact he is treated like a stuffed animal who needs squeezing and to be flopped upon.

Ezri is capable of gently petting our cats, but we are still working on showing her affection for the cats appropriately.

The weather shows spring is coming and we can go outside! I am thrilled. Ezri is so happy to explore outside for her first spring as a mobile toddler. Leaves, puddles, mud, grass, twigs. . . so much stuff she’s never had in her little hands.

These are photos from her trip with Eric to the toddler garden at the Morton Arboretum. We will be spending many a day there exploring.

Ezri attended Sock Monkey Festival this past weekend.

She watched the Miss/Mr. Sockford sock monkey pageant with a packed house of onlookers.

She pointed at many monkeys and older children let her see their sock friends.

It was a good outting for all.

Manchi lies in the sun.

Ezri pets Manchi with no tail or fur pulling. She’s learning.

Ezri notices that Manchi looks like a pillow – a very comfy pillow.

Ezri is getting ready to stroll.

Helping push the stroller. This lasted for a couple blocks.

Ezri is ready for swing season aka spring.

Ezri likes being able to back up and sit down in this little blue chair that used to be her dad’s. It’s just the right height for her.  Two nights ago she was standing up and sitting down and standing up and sitting down and clapping for herself at how well she was doing this. Then she took two steps forward and without looking back sat down and THUMP. She was flat on her bottom on the floor. To Ezri this was surprising and upsetting. To those watching it was also amusing.

While we are working on sitting in chairs. Ezri is still a fan of climbing and standing on chairs. sigh.

It’s Ezri. She’s just been asked to point at the cat and she knows which figurine is the cat. Pointing at cats is a very good game.

Ezri helped push the cart while I was shopping today. She’s not just riding in the cart, she’s a cart operator. It’s like a giant walker and she loves it. We have big plans to go to the park district open gym this afternoon post-nap and run around. Ezri loved running around during parent/tot workout yesterday. Giant yoga balls and walls covered with mirrors are awesome. So, I am hopeful a big open gym with other children will be equally fun.

Ezri now wants to climb everything.
It keeps her parents on their toes and has lead to a few bumps and bruises.
Here she is climbing on into the fridge.

Ezri and I went for a walk in the snow.

These photos are of her walking in the driveway.

Actual walking on snow required active parental supervision, lest she topple into the cold wet.  That meant my camera hand was not free for photos of the tiny bootprints in the snow.  She really liked crunching snow. crunch! crunch! crunch!

Ezri has found a natural wonder, a dirty wet leaf.  Isn’t it  cool?  Oh, plus she will not leave her mittens on.  Nope, they are off and in the snowbank just like that.  She does then complain that her hands are cold, so just short forrays into the snow for us.

Darwin, father of evolutionary biology, was very good at sitting in chairs. I’ve seen photos. Ezri’s Darwin doll is also good at modeling the proper way to sit in a chair. Ezri is struggling with sitting in chairs. She wants to stand, kneel, or climb. But, she will put Darwin in her chair the proper way when I ask her to, “Make Darwin sit.”  I am hoping she follows his example.