There’s so much going on!
Jake went back to work (pretty routine, really); Margo, Jake and Maia went to the Rockridge street fair, where they ran into half of Maia’s Mom’s Group; Margo has a place in a daycare (Cornerstone Children’s Center) starting Nov. 3; Maia and Jake hired a nanny to take care of Margo during October; Margo went to the local playground with Grace (the nanny); Aunt Nora, and her parents; and Margo had her first taste of rice cereal!
Margo and Maia at Rockridge Street Fair
Jake spent his last two days of paternity leave “training” Jim (Margo’s grandfather) and Grace to be with Margo. They are part of the team taking care of Margo until November, when she will begin daycare. On their first day together, Grace took Margo to Avenue Terrace Playground, which was Margo’s first trip to a playground. They went again on Grace’s first full day with Margo, and Margo has been almost every day since. When Aunt Nora was taking care of Margo, she put Margo on the swing (perhaps beginning what might be many years of exposing Margo to life’s adventures before Jake and Maia are ready).
Not to worry, Jake and Maia put Margo on the swing when they took her to the playground.
Margo on the Swing by Herself
Maia and Margo on the Swing
Margo’s disposition seemed to change a bit in the past week. She started waking up one more time each night, she started taking much more of an interest in the food that Maia and Jake eat, her appetite seemed to increase (from two feedings during the mid-day to three), she increased her efforts to put everything in her mouth, and she seemed to get a little fussier than usual. The interest she was taking in Jake and Maia’s food combined with her extra appetite led Maia and Jake to conclude that – perhaps – it was time to offer Margo something other than milk. So, on Saturday, October 4, Margo Avidon tried rice cereal for the first time.
Margo "Eats" Rice Cereal
Most of the rice cereal ended up on Margo’s face or her bib, but she definitely took some of the cereal in her mouth and swallowed it. Jake and Maia don’t think the rice cereal will replace milk anytime soon as the staple of Margo’s diet, but it sure was fun to see her eating from a spoon.
