Tesla driving

I'm still organizing my Tokyo pics, so in the meantime, here is a set from today at the park with Tesla. She is really into steering wheels now. However, today she had to share with a cute 1 year old boy, and I was amazed to see that she was rather shy around him.

He kept grabbing for the wheel or for her. Tesla backed away ... and when the baby boy came after her (thus leaving the wheel), she'd take advantage and head back to the wheel only to have the baby boy come after her again. And over and over...Our Tuesday nanny Gaby got another job so we're considering our options. For the near future, Dav will stay at home that day. But we've decided to look for a nice little daycare place where Tesla can go once a week to be part of a group. She's the queen of the house now, and granny gives her 110% attention on the days she cares for her, so we think it'll be good to get her out in a group. Most important is to find a nice place where I feel OK dropping her off. I'm sure it's way more about me, and Tesla will be more than thrilled to have playmates.

She really is a toddler now. Just today BabyCenter sent me an explanation about what it's like for a 15 month old:

Every day you watch your toddler attempt and accomplish something new, but the 15th month is one that pediatricians and developmental experts consider a "milestone" period. Most babies (around 90 percent) are walking now, and it may seem like with her first steps your baby walked right out of babyhood. Suddenly she wants to sit at the dinner table — or stand on a chair at the table — instead of in her highchair, she wants to talk on the telephone, push the vacuum cleaner, anything she can do to help you. Even if she's not totally confident on her feet, she's still very keen to experiment with different ways of moving: climbing, trotting, running, jumping, and ... dawdling.

Indeed. That's why it's taking me time to get my normal rhythm back after the trip!