Julianna is becoming more and more comfortable with her surroundings and with us. So much so, that she is exploring the house. Which means, all of the things we don't want her getting into are now her favorite places in the world. Just two days ago you could sit her somewhere and turn to do something—like blog—and she would stay put, playing with whatever you gave her. Never again. This morning she perused CS Lewis' Perelandra off mommy's bedside table, but decided CS Lewis in a Time of War was not worth her effort. Mommy agrees.

She is beginning to understand us, to an extent. She knows when we are telling her "no, don't do that". She will even start to do something she knows she should not and look at us for a response. I guess she is testing her boundaries.

Today she also decided that perhaps she could spend a few minutes out of mommy's direct sight. She has been cruising up and down the hallway on her own while mommy worked on laundry and picked up everything at baby height. I never realized what a habit we had of just leaving coins on tables. Coins that are the perfect size for swallowing. Fortunately, Julianna finds them all for me so I can put them up.

The picture is off her puckering up for a kiss.