Goodbye Miracle...

8-5-01: Jessica said goodbye to her favorite animal when Miracle was put to sleep on Sunday morning. Miracle was the only animal that Jessica was allowed to come in contact with and they loved each other very much. She tried to cheer Mommy and Daddy up with three new tricks on Sunday - stuck her tongue out very far mimicking Mommy and Daddy, learned to pull her diaper tab open (dangerous!), and drank water out of a squirt bottle (subsequently out of a baby bottle and also a sippy cup.) Tuesday, Ed de Maar came up and took Jessica and Mommy out to sushi lunch and then we went home to make pizzas for dinner. Ed, Aunt Tracy, Uncle Nick, Uncle Dan, Mommy and Daddy all had pizza at Duncan and then played poker. Wednesday, Jessica went over to Aunt Kate and Lucy's house for the afternoon while Mommy went and got a manicure and pedicure. Jessica checked out the swings at the playground and loved them. Thursday, Jessica and Mommy went to Sue Marston's house for the afternoon and evening. Sue made us dinner and we watched two movies. Friday, Jessica, Lucy, Aunt Kate and Mommy went estate sale shopping and then had lunch at Aunt Kate's house. Jessica, Lucy and Mommy went to the playground again for an afternoon of swinging and playing in the sand. Friday night, Jessica, Mommy and Daddy went to Cafe Ethiopia for a celebration dinner in honor of Chris Rucker and his fianc�e Bitsy. Saturday, Jessica, Mommy and Daddy went for a long walk in the afternoon around the neighborhood and then had dinner with Uncle Nick, Aunt Tracy and Uncle Dan. Jessica's other new tricks this week were pulling herself up to a standing position by holding onto the side of her crib, inch-worming around the bed, and throwing things repeatedly onto the ground.