How to Have a Cold

Ella seems to be feeling a little better. She's less drippy. She did wake up this morning around 7 - screaming, like she did the other night. Maybe it's the other tooth coming through. Eventually, she fell asleep as I cuddled her on the couch and she got another hour of sleep. Her appetite is great and she's picking up Cheerios and Puffs like a monster, so that's been a fun change! She's been napping a lot - longer than usual. It's nice, but I know she's not feeling the greatest. We've been using saline drops for her nose and I remembered that I had some baby Vicks so now she smells like menthol.

Here's Ella's diary of being sick.

I sat back to watch some baseball while Mommy made me homemade chicken noodle soup. That was sure nice of her. I wish the Twins would have won.

Here's the soup. Mommy said it's the best soup she's ever made. I told her to post the recipe because it was super easy. It sure smelled good...at least, I think, my nose is stuffed up.

Mommy even chopped up my soup into Ella-sized pieces!

I'm not sure that I liked the soup. I did eat quite a bit, but not without making faces. But, you have to realize, I've had carrots, chicken and noodles before...I've never had broth, celery or spices in my food. I even picked up some carrot and noodle pieces and fed them to myself! I also managed to eat a ton of Cheerios.

This morning, Mommy took a video of me. I was in my super soft, warm jammies. I thought I would show off my skills and try to crawl, or at least arch - that's my new trick. I was even going to show you the rug tag! But, the cold got the best of me and I ended up sneezing/farting/snotting all over. And Mommy laughs...sheesh! (That's our bird in the background making noise)

I woke up very sad early this morning, but I did get to see Daddy before he left for work. I didn't see him at all yesterday because he had an important dinner to go to. Mommy said she felt like she had a little baby again because she was up early and didn't get to shower until 11. That's okay, I told her she still looks pretty in gnome pajamas, even when her hair sticks up weird. I don't think she believed me, but my hair sticks up all of the time and people say I'm cute!

Time for nap, what smells like a cough drop? Oh, that's me.

Love,

Ella