For several years now I have taken time on February 2 to watch the movie "Groundhog Day," starring Bill Murray and Andie McDowell. Murray plays a TV weatherman, Phil Connors, sent to Punxsutawney, PA to report on whether groundhog Phil sees his shadow on Groundhog Day. Somehow weatherman Phil enters a time loop, repeating Feb 2 hundreds, if not thousands, of times. It is a clever idea with lots of laughs as well as thoughtful moments. This year I did not watch it because on Tuesday I flew to Phoenix to see e and her parents.
What a difference seven weeks can make! e is so mobile now, walking all the time with her cute little sneakers (gray with white stars). She recognizes many words and can point to the lion or shoes or her head or whatever when asked. That first afternoon we were sitting in her playroom and all at once she sat in my lap with a book. Precious! She uses more sign language now, with signs for again/more, all done, eat, please, and probably others I haven't noticed. She uses a spoon for her yogurt and such, though her hands and fingers are still the preferred method of conveying food to her mouth; yes, she eats yogurt with her fingers when she's tired of the spoon. Sometimes she permits her mom to feed her, but mostly she wants to feed herself. She smiles a lot but can fuss when she doesn't get her way, like when she stands by the refrigerator apparently wanting a cheese stick and E refuses because it's almost supper time. At the same time, she usually can be distracted from her snit.
So while I'm not in a time loop like Phil Connors, I do feel like I'm repeating a bit of my life from last year. And it's a good thing.
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