Exciting developments...

It's been ages since I've posted...sorry about that. It's been quite hectic lately. I'll try to be brief but thorough.

Marissa went for her first dip in the pool...she had no issues and seemed to enjoy the water. Fortunately, the pool was neither too cold or too crowded when I took her (we went one day after I got home from work). It was cute. She has a short attention span, though, and being carried around in the pool didn't excite her for too long.

We've mastered the "tripod" sit. I can put her down and she knows how to prop herself up...she can't sit on her own without leaning on her arms, but that will come with time. She will sometimes fall forward or to the side when she's doing the tripod sit, but I'm always around to catch her!

She's still not all that interested in rolling over. She's done it a few times but she's mobile in other ways...scooting on her back, rolling to her side, etc, so I'm not worried about it.

She currently has her first ear infection. She was having goopy eyes for a couple of days, then on Sunday she cried for about three hours. She didn't have a fever, but the doctor said to give her Tylenol, so we did and she fell asleep for a two-hour nap. When she woke up she seemed happy, but I decided to take her to the doctor to get checked out on Monday, anyway...her crying was very out of character so I wanted to be sure. And what do you know...she has an ear infection, which caused the eye goopiness, too. So she has antibiotic eye drops and is also on amoxicillin. To add to the fun...I caught whatever bacteria she has, and I have been diagnosed with strep throat. I was feeling crummy and my throat was killing me. I waited a couple days hoping it would go away, but when I woke up today and my throat hurt more than ever, I decided I needed to visit the doctor. So I am also now on amoxicillin. Thank goodness for antibiotics. I have to say...my boss has been so understanding. I went to the office this morning and he told me to go home if I wasn't feeling well because I needed my energy and strength to take care of my baby and to survive "this place" ... "this place" being GMACI. He's real cool and has been super-flexible...it's almost too good to be true, so I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. I'm basically keeping a part time schedule, 9-4, and working from home 2 days per week, but with no cut in pay or benefits. He even ordered me a company cell phone so I could take meetings when I am working from home without using my own cell minutes. So, needless to say, it's a good incentive to stick around :-)

Marissa is just getting to be more fun everyday. Today we laughed a lot together...her giggle is so freaking funny. When she laughs, I laugh back, which makes her laugh again...and it goes on like that for a few minutes.

I'm sure I've left out some stuff, but I'll try to get back more frequently with posts.