Dr. Doodlaide

As your baby’s brain continues to develop rapidly, her ability to communicate grows. At 10 weeks, your baby may be able to talk with animals stuffed or otherwise. Not every baby develops at the same rate, however. Don’t be alarmed if this doesn’t happen for another few weeks.



What a smart baby we must have! We were able to capture on video Adelaide experimenting with this exact talent. She can spend many a morning enjoying long talks with her friends Crazy Lion, Silly Monkey and Funny Bunny as they float above her. What do they have to say? Well, that’s between them I suppose. Oddly, Addie and Didi don’t seem to want to chat although both of them continue to tell it like it is to us, albeit separately.

Being the good parents that we are, we want to encourage Addie’s skills and interests. Off to the Los Angeles Zoo we went last Saturday. Perhaps Addie also has ESP, because she chose to sleep almost the entire time only rousing long enough to be photographed by the elephant’s toosh and a safe distance from those maniacal giraffes. I had hoped she was going to find a kindred spirit with the baby orangutan (too cute!) but sadly mommy and baby orangutan went to find some shade in their underground quarters before Addie woke up. There is a brand new addition to the gerenuk posse that I had read about in my Zoo Bulletin, but sadly the baby must have been resting off exhibit. The gerenuks are my favorite animal at the zoo. Never heard of the graceful gerenuk? You’ll just have to come with us to see them for yourself.




I just know that Addie is going to grow up a friend of the critters - and maybe even Deeds will like her back.