Day 3

Thanks so much for all the comments on the blog and your email messages. It's so nice to know how many people are interested in our journey! We've had issues keeping a consistent internet connection, and since that's how we access the blog and email ... new posts and email reponses are a bit slow to come.

JMI is doing great. Yesterday was a cranky visit, but today's was more fun. Playing with toys and interacting and a little smiling (yay!) and it was over way too fast, of course. Another family, from Spain, was sharing the playroom. Their son is 14 months old and walking quite well. Really cute, too, but can't hold a candle to JMI. (who could?) I liked meeting them, but we were each focused on our own "thing," so didn't talk much. Just between us, they were a bit distracting, since JMI was fascinated by little Pablo Renat, and I was jealous (haha)

Got the word that Grammy and Gramps will be allowed to visit JMI on Saturdays. Yay, again. It's been terrible for them to see me off every day not knowing if they will see her in person. Hopefully, we'll get some better pictures and maybe a little video while they're there.

It's hard to get pix of a little one (as you probably know) who can't stay sitting up by herself and is sitting in your lap most of the time. I got some terrible/hilarious video of her in a little walker toy. Most of the footage was of the floor or my own nose, unfortunately : ) Anyone who knows me well knows that it's tough for me not to get the good shot!

We're having fun trying some new restaurants. Very yummy, and no horsemeat yet, to Mom's relief.

More tomorrow. Pix to come.

I will post more photos tomorrow. Be patient. Her cuteness doesn't fade!