Day Fifteen

We thought we'd start our journal now, between afternoon ice skating and date night at the local pizzaria, Dolce Vita. Otherwise, it's been a quiet Sunday. Bruce spent much of the day trying to fix something on the computer. Carrie is well into her third book, having finished "The Whistling Season," by Ivan Doig and "For One More Day," by Mitch Albom, both Christmas gifts and greatly appreciated! She's now reading "Running With Scissors," by Augusten Burroughs in avoidance of starting "Anna Karenina," by Leo Tolstoy. It's really long and the words are r-e-a-l-l-y small but she's working up to it. Reading without distgraction has been a luxury!

Regarding Julia, she is great! She is babbling more each day and reaching out toward Mom or Dad when she wants one of us to hold her. She seems to know us now, two weeks in and she is responding well to our attention. She is able to sit up with Mom behind her and she pulls herself up to a standing position holding onto our fingers. She has a hearty appetite and eats any cereal that she is given for breakfast, regaredless of the consistency or addition of shreaded fruits or vegatables. Her favorite part of the meal however, is that final shot glass of applesauce which she gulps down without taking a breath!

Ice Skating was reminicient of the Montclair Clarey Anderson or South Mountain Arenas, except that the songs were mostly in Russian and they didhn't sell hot chocolate at the concession stand. Nonetheless, it was really enjoyable and we worked up an appetitie for a pizza dinner and a Bajithka beer! So untill tomorrow B&C