Happy

"You're not going." I'm not sure where I'm not going, but apparently she wants to go alone this morning. We slept in, and then she ate her breakfast before getting dressed. She took her time, and kept a running monologue going throughout the whole process. It was difficult to hear and understand her, since the guys were discussing football and scout projects, but she was smiling and talking. I heard snippets about girls and birthdays and friends. She happily and quickly dressed, and then went in the living room, found a "bookzine" (magazine) and has been happily looking at pictures and talking about them ever since. "That's a girl. She's running. She has hair. It's long. I have long hair. That's a boy. He's hiding. He's laughing." She's obviously very engaged in the magazine and not just willing, but actively wanting to share the experience. It's the best morning all week!

Yesterday after school she wasn't interested in doing anything but look out the window. It took her a very long time to eat her dinner, but she did it by herself, and she did finally finish. We watched a movie after dinner and she seemed to really enjoy that. She watched most of it, and laughed quite a bit. Sometimes she laughed even before we did, so it wasn't just the "laughing because you are" kind of laughing that she frequently does. She twists and turns her head a lot. I'm not sure what causes it, but if she sits much she tends to turn so she looks behind her, and up. The more she is engaged in what she is doing the less she twists. Occasionally she turned around last night, but when I said her name she would immediately look back at the TV. She enjoyed a cookie and went to bed quite happily.

She's still discussing her magazine and smiling. "It's my dad. It's me. That's pink. Is that funny? Rachel's funny." Definitely an awesome morning.