Playing and more playing

9-30-01:Sunday, Jessica, Mommy and Daddy went to the East Bay to hang with the Marstons. Monday, Jessica, Mommy, Daddy and Uncle Matt A. all went for sushi lunch in San Mateo. Tuesday, Ed de Maar came up to the city and went to Marina Pet Hospital with Jessica and Mommy. He stayed for dinner and Chuck Gutro, Aunt Erin, Uncle Matt B., and Uncle Dan joined us at Duncan to all watch the season premiere of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Wednesday and Thursday, Jessica, Chuck Gutro and Mommy ran errands together in the afternoon. Friday, Jessica, Mommy, Sue Marston, Chris Rucker, and Farhat Quli went to dim sum for lunch. Saturday, Jessica, Mommy and Daddy went over to Aunt Kate and Uncle Matt A.'s house to babysit Lucy for an hour or so. We all went to the park and Lucy played on the swings the entire time with Aunt Amy holding her hand, while Jessica and Daddy played on the slide and the playground equipment. It was Jessica's first time down the slide and slid down to Mommy all by herself! That evening, Mommy and Daddy had another date. Chuck Gutro babysat for Jessica, but she was asleep by the time he arrived and she didn't wake up until the next morning, so she never really knew that she was babysat. New tricks this week included standing up at the refrigerator to pull down magnets and moving from the refrigerator to the garbage can. In fact, Jessica was pulling on the garbage bag edge that was pulled over the side of the garbage can, when the garbage can fell over. As it fell over, it pulled Jessica on to the side of the can that was facing up on her stomach. A very funny sight. Jessica can take some steps around a piece of furniture while holding onto it and can also open the door to the television cabinet. She can sing along with the rhythm for the "wheels on the bus" song with Daddy. She crawls over to the guitar and bass in the living room daily to play with them.