Chronovore!

We now know what category of eater Juliet is: she's clearly a chronovore! Unlike you wafer-thin deivores, or her adoptive paternal line of carnivores, Juliet's favorite food appears to be watches. This morning she exhibited a new skill by taking Joyce's blue watch off of Joyce's wrist. Impressive.

Speaking of new skills, Juliet seems to be developing quite rapidly. She has figured out how to clap in the last few days. She's on deck to be able to crawl--she gets up on hands and knees and shifts front-to-back, but hasn't quite figured out how to move her legs independently, instead she belly flops forward on the bed. I already mentioned the frog kicking (btw, Joyce reports that Juliet is now much more enthusiastic about bathing, perhaps because she enjoyed the pool in Nanning so much). And she's got a new expression of happiness, which is a kind of high-pitched continuous squeal (I originally thought that this was a pre-crying sound, but the circumstances and the smile on her face suggest that it's more an expression of glee). On the way to the Shanghainese restaurant for dinner tonight, she squealed happily most of the way (in between attempts to eat the umbrella, cane first). I can only surmise that the stimuli of new situations and people are having a positive effect on the pathways in her little head. And now I get to watch what the next thing will be. It's like being on the small-miracle-a-day plan.