Poor baby

Maria's been sick this week with some kind of unspecified yuckiness. Cathy took her to the pediatrician yesterday and she said everything is fine. The only disturbing thing is that she coughs so hard she throws up, but the pediatrician said that is common in babies. She had a fever on Sunday and Monday, but none since.

We went to Albuquerque last week for Thanksgiving. Maria did well on the long trip, sleeping and chilling out in her car seat. She was a big hit with the relatives, of course. It would be nice to get out there more often, but it's a long drive.

Maria's new trick (before she got sick anyhow) is that she can stand while leaning against things. For example, I stand her up against my legs, take my hands away, and she can stay up for quite a while. Her legs are much stronger and if she could just get the balance thing under control she could stand on her own. As usual, she's very close to sitting up on her own, but not quite there yet. I've seen her show more interest in the crawling position now that the crawler has shown her that she can move in that position.

Cathy and I have both noticed that when we kneel down next to her she smiles. I don't know if she can tell which is which, but at least she can see that someone is coming to play with her. Also, the other day I was holding her and she was fussy, then Manolis started talking to her from behind and she instantly calmed down. So her vision and hearing continue to improve. We haven't gotten her new hearing aids yet and haven't been using the old ones for fear she might have an ear infection.