Week 42-February 2-February 8th-Hi Angel Girl! I am way behind in my entries. Life has been busy! Delfina babysat you when Papa and I went out bowling for his birthday. You like her and she loves you. She calls you princessa! So far, she is the only one I am comfortable leaving you with. You bumped your little head one day and started to cry a little. I looked at you, made sure you were fine and told you so. So you stopped crying and just rubbed your head a little and went on playing. So sweet. It was the first time you touched a spot that hurt. Your motor skills are developing rapidly.

Now you enjoy opening and closing our laptops and cabinets. Whole new worlds are waiting to be discovered by you. You also love crawling into small spaces like underneath chairs, into boxes and cabinets. You are getting pretty good at it too, you duck your head so it doesn't get bumped.

One day we were driving around with my mom and she said that you are really well adjusted and whatever it is that Papa and I are doing, we are doing it right with you. This is a high complement coming from her and made us both feel special.

On the 7th, I became really ill. It turned out to be a combination of the flu and strep throat. I always wondered who took care of a baby when the mama gets sick. It turns out the mama still takes care of the baby. I was pretty out of it. I couldn't eat because my tonsils were so swollen so I lost about 8 pounds, plus you are still nursing, so I felt pretty weak. I felt badly that I didn't really have energy to play with you or read or sing either. Papa paid a lot of attention to you when he came home from work as did Yaeli when she came over to visit. So did, of course, Grandma and Grandpa. Luckily for me, you are very understanding and patient. We were staying at my folks house to help take care of my mom while she was recovering from her double mastectomy, but I was fairly useless due to being so sick myself.

Alright baby, I am signing off. I love you! You are our entire world!