New Adventures

The past several weeks Eva has had some occasional sleep problems or cranky fits, so I figured she might be cutting some new teeth. Sure enough, I noticed a couple eye-teeth peeking through her upper jaw this week. It's true, though, that toddler teething is nothing compared to when they're little. There's so much other stuff going on, they hardly notice. Eva is so adept at going up and down the stairs now, I often leave the safety gates open so she can follow me around the house. I have to keep a close eye on her, though, because little explorers can get into trouble quickly. Once I couldn't find her, only to discover she had gone down two flights of stairs all by herself to get her sippy cup from the living room. Another time she filled the toilet with toilet paper, then came running into my room with a soggy toilet brush she had been using to stir it. She seems to be needing new challenges. Most of her current toys and activities are getting too easy for her. So I got her a Mr. Potato Head and some Play dough, and she's really enjoying having something new to learn. She's experimenting with where all of Mr. Potato Head's features go, and is learning to roll play dough into a ball, mash it flat and use a cookie cutter. I decided to sign her up at the local WeeStart Gym for an Adventurers class (22 to 30 months old). Every week it's a different theme (jungle, farm) and different set of activities.