Wednesday, 14 July 2004, 10:15 PM

Last night I didn't go to bed until quite late - after 9:30pm. We went grocery shopping when Dad got home, and I didn't have a bath and bottle until after that. Then I didn't want to go down - cried a lot and was generally not sleepy. Strange.

I've also been crying out once or twice some nights these past few weeks since we came home from Germany. I don't usually wake up - Mum or Dad just straighten me up and put my pacifier (der schnuller or "schnulli" in German) in my mouth. Hopefully that will not continue long!

I went to school again today, so that was good. This time, Dad dropped me off and picked me up again in the afternoon. That was good. Mary, my teacher fills out a form each day I'm there, explaining when I eat and stuff. She also writes a short note about my day. Here's today's entry:

Zoe had a pretty good day. Like at home last night, she was a little fussy. She needed a bit more TLC today. So we did a lot of cuddling. Today, we read "I love my family". We talked about how important our family is. Zoe also enjoyed playing the xylophone and standing at the mirror (with my help). Have a good night! Mary T.

Here's the entry from last Friday:

Zoe had another good day; rolling all over the room. She had two short naps and really enjoyed a muffin at snack time.

You'll also notice from the photos that I'm now standing up by myself. I can't stand without holding onto something or someone, but I'm getting better at it. I don't crawl yet, but I'm starting to bring my knees up while I'm lying on my tummy. Wonder if I'll walk or crawl first?