Today Sam did much better. She slept until 9am, and when I went over to look in her crib, she gave me a big grin and reached up her arms for me to pick her up. Good thing I had already made her breakfast before I went over to see her. She got fussy again this afternoon, so Matt and I did take her to the doctor. She has nothing obviously wrong, but the motrin the doctor suggested did help her a lot. She went to sleep at 8 pm and has only woken up a couple of times since then. Even the wake ups are easier. I just cuddled her for a little while and she went right back to sleep.

I love those big grins of hers. They are such an invitation for fun. I wonder if Ella taught her those?

I was sick today with a head cold, and thank goodness Matt was home with me. I was falling asleep on my feet, literally, and would not have been able to do much with Sam today.

Sam is holding her bottle more now. She puts her hands to her face and sticks her left hand in her eye, yes, right in her eye, as she sucks down the food. It is a very dramatic pose, with both hands on her cheeks. I give her an extra kiss for those. And the sigh, oh yes, the sigh. We just crack up when we hear it. It is so outré. As though she can already speak, has tried to get us to do things her way, and oh well, I give up with these silly parent things. They just don’t get it.