I am so grateful to report that Ellie is definitely getting better.  We’ve now gone 36 hours without puking and she’s feeling so much better.  Her nose is still running and she has a pretty deep cough.  But she’s clearly on her way back to health.  How do I know?

She’s playing!  By herself!  Independent play is welcome in my house, any time.  I’m so glad it’s back!

This morning, we also had a fun time practicing most of her words.  You’ll note that she still doesn’t say my name.  Oh well.  One of these years, I guess it will happen!  (And sorry about the blurryness of the video – I’m still getting figuring out how to focus the videos on our new camera.)

I think it’s particularly fun that she can say, “Pappou” (“Grandpa” in Greek) now because it’s a two-syllable word that has two different sounds!  We’re moving up in the world!