Yes - I'm pretty sure I'll be riding many a roller coaster with Moira. She seems to have a love of gravity defying maneouvers and challenges herself physically quite a bit.
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Moira has finally started using some words!
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Moira is getting bigger and learning more everyday. She's also asserting her wants and preferences more - especially on the food front.
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I've been telling people for a while now that Moira can walk, it just seems that she lacks confidence. She mostly prefers to grab one of my fingers and then drag me around to wherever she wanted to go.

Over the last week or so, that has changed. Dramatically.

Whew - lots to say in this one so read on!

They just keep coming. The right molar is in and now the left is close as well. The left front lateral incisor is through and now I can see it's mate on the right just beneath the surface.

Unfortunately, Moira is getting a bit nippy again - and by nippy I mean nipping me not just random objects. Hopefully, it's only because of the teeth.

Now I just need to get her eating more bits and pieces of things. She's still preferring spooned food and bready type finger foods. I'm hoping she'll start eating little pieces of broccoli and such soon. I may take her out for lunch a few times to get her trying things. I think when she's home it's too easy for her to point and demand her usual foods.

Now if only she'd start using a real word or two instead of her single syllable demands (da, dis, etc)...

I'm flabbergasted that Mr. Goodyear, our federal minister of Science and Technology would even consider answering a question about his belief (or non-belief) in evolution with:

"I'm not going to answer that question. I am a Christian, and I don't think anybody asking a question about my religion is appropriate.”

(http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090317.wgoodyear16/BNStory/politics)

What the heck does being Christian, other than the obvious one, have to do with believing or not in evolution? This from the man who is supposed to be our senior public official regarding science.

He quickly recanted and specifically stated that, yes, he does believe in evolution.

(http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090317.wevol0317/BNStory/politics/home)

Frankly, I don't care if he believes in evolution or not. It is just a theory. Though by all appearances, a very accurate one. What bothers me is that his instinct was to deflect the question by claiming it had something to do with his religion. I would much rather he say something like:

"Yes, because of this and this and this and that"

or

"No, because of this and this and this and that"

This sort of thing does not raise my confidence in our ruling party.

(cross posted to Facebook)

I love Jane Austen as an author. I also love this idea - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

Read on for more...

Ok - as far as I can tell Moira's right lower 1st molar and left lower lateral incisor have come through.

I can't see whether her right lower lateral incisor is close to erupting, but it feels like the left lower 1st molar is.

If you've no idea what I'm talking about, see the image here for reference:
http://www.diyfather.com/files/baby_teeth.jpg

For months we've been thinking that she's teething. She drools, she stuffs her hand sin her mouth, etc.

Well today, after a restless night, there's a new tooth erupting!

I'd love to be able to tell you exactly which one it is, but Moira won't stay still long enough for me to determine it. It is on her lower jaw and the right side - I don't think it's next to her other teeth though...