Poor little Carmella ended up with an ear infection in each ear. Thankfully the doctor got her on an antibiotic right away and she is starting to feel much better. I can tell that her left ear still bothers her a bit, but the right ear seems to be fine. What a trooper.

We are past the worst of it—and I hope on to better days and peaceful nights.

Some “big” news in our little world:

• Ella sits up in her stroller. We have retired the baby carrier and she gets to ride like a big girl now.


• She goes after objects that are out of her reach. I can no longer trust that she is going to stay in the same place when I place her on the floor.


• She eats cereal twice a day and loves it! She knows that something crazy fun is coming her way when she gets strapped into her little high chair.


• She is talking up a storm. She no longer cries when she wakes up (unless she didn’t get enough sleep). Instead, she coos and babbles until I come to get her.


• Some sounds she makes: daaa, da, daaa, da (which Mark loves); mum, mum, maaaa (which I love); and sometimes laaaa, la (which is just cute).


• She wants to sit up or stand up all the time. There is a photo of her playing with the little see-through balls that Auntie Laurel got her for Christmas. She finally is able to pick them up and hold them by herself.

The latest and greatest photos, plus a fun video for you to enjoy...

["Hi Mum Mum Ma. I'm hanging with my Da Da and loving it."]

["Cool...what's this?]

["Oh, I'm just so adorable!"]

[Who couldn't love that face?]

[Our little bouncing baby girl.]