Communication with the Great Drooler of Ningyocho

Rhianna has been becoming very communicative (at least we think so) recently. If we make little sounds like "oooh" and "aaaah" to her, she quite often mimics us, and vice versa. It's pretty funny. She has also been really smiling a lot.

Almost as good of news for us--she now routinely sleeps about 7-8 hour a night, which makes for some really comfortable and rested days for Shinachan and me. Rhianna has been very cooperative!

During this past week, Shinachan's friend Tana-chan and her son Hikaru came to visit--you can see a funny picture in which Hikaru got jealous because his mom was holding Rhianna.

We also had a wonderful etching delivered from my host family from my exchange student days, the Tamaru-family, of Osaka. They took a print of Rhianna's footprint and had it etched into glass. A wonderful keepsake!!

A longtime family friend from Loveland, Ms. Faye Chapman, also sent us a very thoughtful card and gift.

Thank you so much Tamaru family and Ms. Chapman!!!! Your thoughtfullness is much appreciated !!!!!!

Im attaching some videos of us trying to induce communication, along with one of her typical sleeping videos. I also have a photo montage of her stretching in her bed.

She's almost two months old!!! More pictures soon.

And the videos!!!