Jessica is echolalic

2-24-02:

New things

• Jessica says "Tracy" and "Chuck" this week
• Jessica is cutting her top teeth at the beginning of the week and Mommy can see the "transparent" teeth bottoms poking through by week end

Jessica eats dog food

2-17-02:

Weekly Anecdotes

• Jessica starts herself on Jerry's dog food this week. George finds a soggy piece of dog food in her clenched fist as she scurries away from him and trace dog food in her mouth. She has also figured out how to get into the dog food bin - unrelated triumph since she found a "stray" piece of dog food on the floor.

New things

• Jessica uses a pick to strum the guitar
• Jessica eats pasta for the first time and loves it! Jessica has a saltine cracker and loves that too.
• Jessica drinks rice milk and eats some bacon
• Jessica can say "all done"

Jessica walks the dog

2-10-02:

Weekly Anecdotes

• Jessica insists on holding Jerry's leash while getting ready to leave to take Jerry to the vet and then cries in the car because she can't hold onto the leash, so Mommy detaches the leash from Jerry during the car ride and the reattaches the leash so that Jessica can hold it and the dog while at the vet. Jessica then cries when we take the leash away to take Jerry into the back for some work to be done
• Jessica likes to push things across the floor, this week she pushes the airfilter across the kitchen floor - she works very hard to get it across the floor because it is very heavy for her and not on wheels
• Jessica likes to occasionally spoon feed herself for one or two small spoonfuls, but on Saturday night she spoon feeds herself for 10 times or so and then grabs the jar of baby food and dumps the remaining contents onto her face and chest, trying to drink the contents like water from a cup

New Things

• Jessica eats plain yogurt and breaks out in hives immediately
• Jessica eats kiwi and tortilla chips this week
• Jessica is now being offered the solid versions of the jarred baby food that she eats at every meal
• Jessica now lifts up Mommy's shirt to look for the num and also plays hide and seek with the num during feedings
• Jessica stands without holding onto anything quite a bit and then sits down to crawl

Happy Birthday Sue!

2-3-02:

Weekly Anecdote

• Jessica thinks everyone is singing Happy Birthday to her again at Sue Marston's birthday party - smiling and looking around like she did at her party

New Things

• Jessica started herself on blueberries
• Jessica crawls away from Daddy to go up the stairs and just as she is about to start climbing, she turns and waves "bye bye" to Daddy
• Jessica has changed her crawling - now she crawls with straight legs or with one leg with the foot flat on the floor - could she be close to walking?
• Jessica claps her hands or pats one hand on Mommy's chest or her chest while nursing
• Jessica sees the pediatrician for her 1 year check up and is no longer anemic. She weighs 17.5 pounds and is 28 inches long. She is in the 10th percentile for weight and the 50th percentile for height.
• Jessica eats between 4 - 5 jars of food a day
• Jessica can stick a large super ball into her mouth
• Jessica squeals with delight as Daddy crawls under a bush on a trail with Jessica in her backpack