Sunny 9 for 2005 October 13

The weather has been very nice lately. Cool and breezy, making my walks very enjoyable. I have finished No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency as per Sumana's recommendation. I loved it. I liked learning about African culture. I don't get much of that anymore now that I am not in school. I really liked all those Anthropology, Sociology, and Archeology classes. I'm halfway through The Handmaid's Tale and it is written much like the style of Oryx and Crake. Pretty weird freaky stuff. I think I will go onto Deception Point to lighten things up after.

Yesterday while I was changing Lily's diaper I usually have to do something to distract her so she will sit still long enough that I can wipe her bum without getting poop everywhere, so I was singing "Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree". I have sung this song to her many times while doing the hand motions. Well, yesterday as I was singing, she started doing the popcorn popping sign. It was so funny to watch, she not being able to make a clenched fist and bursting her fingers. It was more like a flipping of the wrist and "spirit fingers". I am happy she is learning these things because I have been teaching her baby sign language hoping to communicate her needs with her before she can speak. So far she can sign "milk" and "all done", but she recognizes the signs for other things like "out" and "water" even though she cannot sign those ones yet.