Warm weather fun…

Maeve exhibited some new skills at the park on Tuesday. She initiated and played a game of catch with another little girl about her age. She loves to play catch with us at home and recently has asked a friend during a playdate/group to play ball, but I hadn’t seen her start playing with a child she doesn’t know. They took turns well and even tried to introduce themselves with some help from their mommies – I think it was a good first experience as progress toward learning how to share and make friends without constant reminders about good behavior.

Maeve also tried to step from one stool to the other on the jungle gym – there are four low to the ground, but they are separate and require quite a bit of balance and coordination to get from one to the next. Her legs need to be just a bit longer for one of them, but she made it across the other three without holding hands and she was so proud of herself when she reached the platform at the end! I was super impressed with her skill and daring…

At Little Gym, Maeve got to jump on the air track (like a big trampoline) and try a new kind of somersault while we worked on upper body and shoulder strength. It was such a warm sunny day, that we met Aunt Megan and Lucy at the aforementioned park – and as a bonus got to visit with Uncle Pat and Lucy’s Grandma Sophie too! 

We had a really fun playdate with our friends Mia and Amy at Garfield Park Conservatory yesterday (pictures are up in the gallery) and we are enjoying the warmer evenings to chalk on the sidewalk with our neighbor Aoife! Later this week we will go for Maeve’s check-up, so I will post her new measurements after that visit.