just down the path from our school is this little trio of webs. the webs are rather large, but nothing in compared to the nasty freakin spiders that make their home there. honestly, these things give me the heeby jeebies. i actually almost walked into one of their webs, which most likely would have made me vomitted. scratch 'probably.' i would have definitely. these spiders are by far the nastiest spiders i have encountered beyond the plated glass in zoos or other 'safe' places. i was certain that something this big (the sucker was just a tad smaller than the palm of my hand) and nasty had to be poisonous. anyway, a little research has revealed that these gems are called 'the golden banana' spiders in north america. they are basically harmless, unleashing their venom only if provoked. lord knows i will not be provoking these little monsters. have a look. don't they just scream 'friendly?'
Claire is nine months old. She is such an active kid, always on the go. She no longer lays nicely when we change her diaper. It is quite the challenge. She is getting rather quick at crawling, so we have to move just as quickly to keep her out of where she doesn't belong--the fridge, cupboards, etc. Developmentally, she is right on track or maybe a bit advanced in our biased eyes. She crawls, pulls herself up, is beginning to move from one piece of furniture to another, mostly eats table food, and imitates us (both in the noises we make or actions--knocking on a door). When we hold her hands, she is beginning to take steps without much guidance. On Saturday, she made her first attempt to climb a step. Sadly, it ended with her sliding down. She has three teeth--two on the bottom, one on top with another coming in on top. Ten things we love about her: 1. her smile 2. her curiosity 3. the way she holds our hands or her own hands when she sleeps 4. her easy-goingness 5....
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