Today has not been a good Napping Type Of Day, if ya know what I mean. She took a good 2 hour nap this morning and has been down for a good hour now but during both naps, she has woken up crying several times and I’ve had to shush her back to sleep. I don’t know if she is having some nightmares/terrors or what. Poor little baby!

I forgot to mention that Z has her first cold. Well, it’s not officially diagnosed by a PhD, just your typical Mother’s Intuition Diagnosis. She sounds like a loud purring kitten when she breathes. She will cough from time to time to clear it out of her throat. She had a little bit of a runny nose this morning but I haven’t seen anything since then. She seems to sleep well (silently, no congestion) after we put a cool mist humidifier in her room. She is acting mostly her normal, happy self so I don’t think she is miserable.

As far as food goes, she has been so great with eating solids. So far she has tried sweet potatoes, butternut squash, apples, carrots, peas, green beans and banana and has liked all of it. The green beans took a couple of days for her to get used to but everything else she has loved. She especially likes it when I mix the butternut squash with apples. I’ve started giving her some of those “puffs” cereal pieces to work on her fine motor skills.. She is starting to get the thumb & index finger “pincer” grab down.. But still has some trouble with it. I tried giving her some peas and carrots cut up really small and she likes those too. She grabs the peas and they just squish in her hands and then she has trouble getting it into her mouth so I put the pieces on a spoon and spoon feed them to her.

Otherwise, things are fine here. Today I am having trouble getting anything done because all I can think about is poor Anissa and her family :( If you pray, please pray and if you don’t, please send good vibes or whatever it is that you do. Anissa needs it right now and her family needs it as well. When tragic things happen to fellow bloggers the whole blogosphere pulls together to unite and bring strength to friends and family. It’s amazing and so beautiful. Thinking of you today Anissa.. My heart is heavy and I am sending so many well wishes to you and your family.