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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Outside is a Happy Place to be

Eliana loves to be outside.  We regularly go for walks around our apartment complex.  It is rather large and has some nice trees, grass, and flowers to enjoy.  It keeps Eliana happy, and that makes me happy.  Plus the exercise is good for me!  After our walk today, I grabbed a towel and the camera so that we could enjoy a few more minutes of the beautiful weather before her nap.
I love this hat!  Eliana doesn't mind wearing it, which is a good thing since she has it on just about every time we go outside. 
I'm so glad that she is starting to feel better!  During a doctor visit on Monday, we found out that she had strep throat.  Thankfully, she wasn't contagious after 24 hours of antibiotics.  The bacteria is killed within 2 days.  Sadly, it takes weeks for the tender throat and nose tissue to grow back.  So, even though she isn't sick with bacteria, she won't sound great for a couple of weeks.  I'm really looking forward to when she doesn't wake up in the middle of the night due to a clogged nose or junk in her throat!!!

People often comment on Eliana's big eyes and bald head.  I got to thinking that there are some perks to her having very little hair.
1. Her tiny bits of hair are much easier to clean when they have sweet potatoes in them than if she had a whole head of hair.
2. Her head was much easier to clean when she was spitting up multiple times a day.  There was often enough spit up that if she was on her back, it pooled around the base of her head.
3. I don't have to do her hair.
4. There are no tangles to brush out.
5. If her hair gets dirty while we are out and about, a wipe will have it clean in the matter of seconds.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Think of all the money you are saving on not buying hair products, hair spray, mousse,all that stuff.
Love you guys