Samantha ate a whole tablespoon of cereal today, gobbled it right down. I feed it to her from an antique eggshell thin porcelain cup with a rubber spoon my neighbor loaned me. The cup is the perfect shape for the tiny amount of cereal. I think she would have eaten more if I had made it. I just don’t want to give her too much too soon.

We had a nice long nap together today on the couch in the living room. She’s been very clingy all day, fussing loudly whenever I put her down. The only way I could get her to nap was to hold her and sit still. I was reading a book, which took about a half hour to finish, and then I fell asleep. We slept for about three hours! I think all the blackouts yesterday and last night took their toll. The phones and the doorbell all rang every time the power went on or off. Luckily all the food in the fridge seemed fine.

She’s asleep in my arms now, a bit early. (7:30) I haven’t even got her in pj’s yet. I’ll just put her down to sleep and let her sleep in her clothes. One night won’t hurt her.