Mia tried out her play tent yesterday. I think she likes it! (Too bad I didn't get a picture of Grandma Neumann and I trying to stuff the tent back into its 18 inch square sack.)
We had planned to go to church today for the first time since returning from China. That is, I had planned to go to church. When I told Jeff, he looked at me and said something to the effect of, "Are you out of your mind?" (He was much kinder than that, but that was the gist of it.) As soon as he said it, I realized how unworkable it would be. Fantasy, meet reality.
Fantasy = I imagine people admiring my darling daughter after the service. (I never considered that we'd have to sit quietly through the service before this could happen.)
Reality = The only time Mia is not moving constantly (and frequently screaming when she is kept from going exactly where she wants to go) is when she is asleep.
At this point, we can't very well put her in the infant care room, assuming such a thing exists. Nor would we want to. And what would be the point? It wouldn't fulfill my fantasy! So, we decided to go to the zoo with Grandma Neumann instead. No "inside voices" required, and the stroller keeps things moving without us having to run after Mia.
The Atlanta zoo is a very nice zoo, not too big for a toddler-centered outing (i.e., about 1 hour). They have a year-old panda named Mei Lan, a nice petting zoo, some adorable little monkeys darting around in the trees right over your head, and a cool covey of meerkats. Mia displayed mild (and brief) interest in a few of the animals, including the flamingoes, sheep (which she petted very tentatively), pigs, and warthogs. But what interested her most was seeing other children; the closer to her age, the better. Clearly we need to get out more often.
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