Tuesday, February 10, 2009

A(nother) case of the sniffles


For the second time in almost as many weeks, Gwendolyn has a snuffly head cold. We expect the cold attached itself to Mama somewhere in her travels, as she is suffering along with Gwendolyn. Maybe being tuckered out by all that activity on Saturday made little G. more susceptible to catching it?

The stuffiness is causing some difficulties with Gwendolyn's sleeping and eating (ever tried to breathe through a mouth full of food?), and her nose has been running like a faucet all day. But, as befits our little trooper, she's taking it pretty much all in stride. All, that is, except the nightly "nose-hosing" ritual (we'll spare you the details).

Today was an at-home play day with Daddy, including the typical reading, stacking, talking, dancing and tearing around the living room, as well as:

*The absolute demolishing of 1 1/2 bananas for a mid-morning snack. At least her appetite is still good!

*Working out future university tuition costs on her calculator (a word Gwendolyn finds very similar in sound to the phrase "cracker later," as Daddy found out).

Here's hoping for a good night's sleep and less sniffles tomorrow.

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