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Heidi has been babbling quite a bit lately. I caught some of it on camera today. Disregard the portion of the video where I try to get her to blow raspberries and she refuses!

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Several developments today! Tru recently got very frustrated on several different occasions when Mike or I tried to teach her how to ride her tricycle or drive her Barbie Jeep. Today, she figured out both of them! We rode all the way around the block with Tru riding her RadioFlyer tricycle, and when we got back, she drove her Barbie Jeep around in the yard for about 30 minutes. Toward the end, I popped Heidi into it, taking care to buckle her in very securely with the seat belt. Heidi had a blast, and Tru loved driving her around. We’ve got pictures (the “Kerri Visit 2009″ album) and videos!

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New pictures up of Heidi in her adorable yellow outfit and Tru and Daddy on a walk on the mountain. Heidi was in my mei tai, and I was behind the camera. Here they are!

Tru has been a devil’s child lately. While she had RSV, she would not stop touching Heidi’s toys and handing them to her. As careful as we were, washing them every time we witnessed this happen, we couldn’t keep Heidi from getting sick. So Heidi’s battling Tru’s RSV now. She doesn’t have a fever, but she is developing a slight ear infection. Her doctor put her on amoxicillin with strict instructions to be on the lookout for erythema multiforme like Tru gets when she takes penicillin. So far, so good. No signs of reaction yet.

Yesterday, I moved a plant from the dining room into the toy room so that it could get some better sunlight. The plant is a peace lily that I brought back to Huntsville from my grandmother’s funeral. I stuck my head in the toy room after dinner yesterday to find that Tru had pulled off about 60% of the leaves, shredded them, and thrown them all over Heidi in her exersaucer like confetti on a partygoer. She was very apologetic when I started crying and told her how much the plant meant to me. When we were getting ready for bed, she told me that when it gets to be my birthday, she will buy me a new special plant.

This morning. she found the Elmer’s glue. She took things out of that same drawer and glued them to the front of our brand new refrigerator! At least Elmer’s is water based. I couldn’t punish her too badly, though, because she took responsibility for her actions and said she was sorry. She’s either becoming much more repentant lately or much more manipulative. I guess only time will tell.

I sure hope my poor peace lily pulls through.

Update @2:46 PM: Tru pulled another leaf off my plant.