Peanut butter lover!

3-31-02:

Weekly Anecdote

• Jessica wanted to climb in and out of Ada's bouncy seat on Easter and started pointing and screaming when Ada is put into it

New thing

• Jessica ate peanut butter for the first time and loved it - no reaction

Splashes

3-24-02:

New things

• Jessica stood in the bathtub and stomped her feet to make splashes - she may be doing this because of the hike we took in Yosemite where she saw Daddy splashing through the water
• Jessica ate an orange for the first time
• Jessica was very interested in the moon suddenly and especially enjoyed pointing it out in her bedtime book "The Going to Bed Book"

Luck of the Irish

3-17-02:

Weekly Anecdote

• Jessica pushes the recycling bin around the first floor with much concentration

New things

• Jessica takes her first steps on Thursday night (eight steps in a row) - previously she had only taken two steps in a row (all on Thursday afternoon)
• Jessica is most definitely allergic to eggs
• Jessica cries and clings to Uncle Dan when he leaves for work - he now has to sneak out of the house
• Jessica lays on her tummy and kicks her feet behind her in the bathtub
• Jessica says "candle"
• Jessica visits Yosemite National Park for the first time

Jessica goes down stairs

3-10-02:

Weekly Anecdote

• Daddy holds Jessica's hands and "runs" her around the house

New things

• Jessica can get off the leather chair and couch by herself
• Jessica can go down stairs and even takes one standing (much to Mommy's horror)
• Jessica's other top tooth is now poking through

Jessica has a tooth on top

3-3-02:

New things

• Jessica has one tooth on the top that is now looking like a real tooth poking through
• Jessica plays in the snow for the first time on our trip to Tahoe
• Jessica starts herself on Madeline Rafa's raisins