Something new and cute

Lydia started pointing about a month and a half ago. In the last couple of days she has started pointing to things and calling them something, I think. Mostly she calls everything "thaz". I'm not sure if this means "that" or "this" or "tree". I always point to trees and houses and cars and other things and tell her what they are so maybe she's doing that. She really enjoys it when I point to trees or go hug a tree or hold her up to touch a tree.

She was very cute today pointing out of the car, which we were in most of the day and she was a very good sport about it. We did stop for a quick trip to the Henry Villas Zoo. A very quick trip actually as we go there at 4:15 and they close at 5. We had a very intimate conversation with a beautiful orangutan which made the trip totally worth it. We were just about 2 1/2 feet away with only chain link separating us. Lydia and I loved her. I'm not so sure she loved us but she stared and listened to us tell her how beautiful she was. I forgot that I shouldn't have made so much eye contact with her but next time we go to see her I will remember.