but the good news is...

(Here's a peek at how two girls with colds spend their mornings when the weather's damp and frosty.)

January 17 Diana turned one and a half. Yesterday I took her to get an 18 month check up. The night before her appointment I noticed Diana acting really REALLY cranky. Tuesday morning the "baby teenager" slept until eleven o'clock. I assumed that she slept in so that she could catch up on sleep after an exciting weekend visiting grandma and grandpa.

Even after nearly 14 hours worth of uninterrupted sleep, Diana was still cranky. Grouchy and uncommunicative, she actually fell asleep again in the car on the way to the doctor's office. (And again on the way home.)

When we arrived at the doctor's office we all took a seat in the "sick" waiting room since all three of us have colds. The nurse asked me about some of Diana's developmental milestones, then Diana was weighed and measured. Her measurements were excellent, as usual. Diana is 33 inches tall (at the 80% mark for height) and has a big noggin: 48 cm around (at the 85% mark). Diana is a little lower on the chart for weight than she has been in the past (23 lbs. 13 ozs. - 45%) but she's had a cold for several days and hasn't shown much interest in eating.

So everything was going fine for my crabby baby until the doctor checked her ear and said, "Well, she's got an ear infection." She then moved to the other ear and said, "Make that two ear infections, and this one's worse." At least this explains why my cute and happy girl has been so fussy lately.

Diana already seems to be responding to the amoxicillin she's taking - and she loves the taste (go figure). In two weeks her ears will be rechecked and Diana can get the shots she missed because of her illness.

I'm sure she'll be thrilled.

Lisa