not all bad

so some good things are happening with elenora too. believe it or not.

yesterday for the first time she started reaching out and purposefully interacting with her play gym toys. she was grabbing the legs of the giraffe and knocking the kitty over multiple times! she even gently grabbed the bell on the cat to just feel it. it's amazing to see her using her hands so precisely. today i put the monkey right above her chest, and she took a couple swings at it. she stares right at the toys as she manipulates them, and it's kind of cool to watch her little mind make the connection between the feel of the toy in her hands and the movement and sounds that are occurring at the same times.

and she's started making tongue clicking noises on purpose too.

and she smiled at me today.

so it's not all bad around here :)

m. sent me a U2 song today and it helped ella to fall asleep in her swing. so this one goes out to m.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHnXOSxka1Q&feature=related