It doesn't seem like a lot has changed over the past month, with the exception that Carmela keeps getting bigger and bigger, and is slowly but surely getting better at sitting up by herself. Lately, one of her favorite pasttimes is hanging out in her bassinet, where it seems she feels more comfortable twisting around and rolling back and forth from her back to her tummy and trying to crawl. She also really loves to play with Bear in her bassinet. Ela still really loves her Jumperoo, and is getting better and better at actually jumping around and doing little jigs. She still likes to make raspberry noises, but Mom especially loves the new giggles. It's hard to predict when she'll do them and what will make them erupt; any attempt to capture them results in a furrowed, studious brow, which is the opposite of giggles.
Ela has the first of what will probably be many ear infections this week. (Her dad got them all the time.) On Monday night, she cried and cried, slept poorly, and then threw up a whole bunch. Mom and Dad were prepared to take her to the emergency room, but then she smiled her big, gummy grin and grabbed her toes, so we decided to wait until morning to call her doctor. She's been on antibiotics since, but she's still feverish and fussy. We suspect teething. Still. It seems like we've been dealing with what may or may not be teething for months now — it's very frustrating, mostly because it's obvious something's bothering our girl, but we can't figure out what it is. Hopefully we'll see a pearly white soon and can put the mystery to rest.
Carmela learned how to splash in her bath the other night — that was great! She first smacked at the water with her hand. Then she kicked her leg. By the time Mom pulled her out, she was bicycling her legs in the water, Ela had splashed water everywhere, and Mom was soaked. It was good fun, and I'm glad to see her have fun, and to be curious about the effect she's having on her little world.
Soon Carmela will be ready to try some solid food. Mom can't believe it. It seemed like she'd be on milk exclusively forever. Mom and Dad are looking at getting a high chair, some dishes with suction cups on them, and a giant splat mat. This should be more good fun, like her bath in many ways.
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