Happy 4th of July to everyone. It's a peaceful Sunday morning (Dorothy is sleeping in the bouncy chair on my desk, while Elizabeth catches a nap), and I feel like I should post something, but no one specific item comes to mind, so I'll just blather on for a bit.
It is so cool how happy Dorothy seems to be lately. You can just go up to her and let her see your face and you'll probably get a smile back. She's making lots of vocalizations, too, so you can also have a 'conversation' with her that goes on for a while. I think she's said her first word already, and it is "Yeeaaaahhhh". :-)
Dorothy still seems to squirm a lot in her sleep. For the last few weeks or month we've been swaddling her at night-time, to keep her from startling herself awake. It helps her to sleep for longer periods of time at a stretch, but being wrapped up makes her really warm. We're going to try to get some lightweight sheet material to use instead of a blanket. And I'm hoping that her startle reflex will decrease soon, so we don't have to use them at all.
Uh-oh. I just heard a sploort, so I better go change her. No rest for the wicked. ;-)
Posted by Tom Nugent at July 4, 2004 10:40 AM