The Lutheran hymnal has a hymn with the above phrase, "Canticle of the Turning," and it seems fitting on many levels for this week. The lyrics to the hymn are based on Mary's Magnificat, her response to the angel's announcement that she would have a son. But the idea of life changing is appropriate for e and her family.
Her first steps have been taken, and before we know it e will be running around the house instead of crawling. At the grocery store Saturday, she helped K push the cart. E sent me a picture---in her little pink sneakers, blue jeans and T-shirt e looked like a toddler walking along gripping the cart determinedly. It was great.
This week we continue preparations for daycare, for house guests and the birthday party on Saturday. Randy arrives Thursday evening; K's mom, step-dad, sister and husband and two little girls come Friday. The new house has enough room for all of us to stay here. E's to-do lists are quite long! On our morning walk today I saw 10 great blue herons in one small area. Amazing! These large birds fascinate me. Sometimes I see one along the lagoon at home, but never more than two, so ten were a treat.
Last week I gave e an early birthday gift because I wanted to see her play with it, a shape/block sorter. It is a little different than the one our girls had, but the basic concept is the same--5 pairs of blocks (circle, star, square, plus sign, triangle) to put through corresponding shapes on the lid of the little bucket. She played with it for 45 minutes straight that afternoon. No, she didn't put the blocks through the lid, but she dumped them out, picked them up, over and over, looking at each shape. The bucket has a handle so she can easily pick it up and carry it around. It was a good choice!
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