Thursday Substitute Baby Blogging 052710

Kate here with two pictures of SteelyKid at play. Here's one from last night in which she is beginning to realize the difficulties with her plan:

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(Very shortly after this, she solved the problem by demanding that I put my sandals back on, and then leading me around by one hand while she pushed her cart with the other.)

And here's one from tonight where she works on recreating the fun-with-towers experience:

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With my steadying the bottom, she eventually built that single column to be taller than she could reach the top of while standing. She was so pleased with herself.

(No, Appa isn't in either of these. Look, she's been sick, you're lucky I thought to take any pictures at all.)

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