After I finished explaining everything I've learned over the last 24 hours, Tom said, "Well, you're just like your granddaughter; you're just learning new things all the time!" Yikes, it's really true! I went from living in my parents' house, to college, to living with my husband. I've always been quite content to let Tom take care of the travel details, knowing the Metro stops, figuring out the monetary system, plus anything electronic--forget it! Why would I need to know which charger goes with the phone, the camera, the computer?
All that has changed. I have learned how to open a very stubborn French door (the one to my apartment); I have figured out which street exit to take on my Metro stops; I have memorized two door codes to get into my apartment building; last night I put several cords together and recharged the battery on the computer; I'm learning how to use my new phone; I hooked myself up to wireless; and most important of all, I am setting aside fear and "just going for it". This should be an interesting month.
Jeanne and I took Juliet to be weighed today. Good news: she is gaining weight appropriately. She now weighs 3.5 kilograms. And I don't want to be one of those annoying grandmas (maybe we all are...) but I think she is also "learning" new things each day. She seems to be focusing her eyes much more than she did when I was first here. She has a little mobile over her changing table, with four little animals, Mr. Bear, Mr. Elephant, Mr. Penguin and Mr. We Can't Quite Identify What Animal He Is. Maybe a piglet or a dog. Anyway, Juliet actually smiles at these animals when we change her diapers. At first I thought it was just gas, but I have watched the last five or six changes, and she is definitely smiling at them. What wonderful new things will Juliet and I learn tomorrow?
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