BEAUTIFUL LEDA..

I am taking a break from the challenges to blog about my daughter. Leda has not been feeling well lately and it breaks my heart. She has an awful cough, a runny nose and she sounds like she is beginning to loose her voice. Andrew and I took her to the doctor to make sure everything was fine and Dr. Sheppard assured us her lungs were clear and we were doing everything correctly. I don't get to nervous about Leda being sick, but I do worry that if I did not get her checked that it would develop into something worse and then I would feel neglectful. A worry I am sure most mothers have.

I have never heard a baby complain so much in my life. I have worked with lots of infants and seen lots of sick little children, but Leda beats them all when it comes to complaining. I really should get it on video. It is a low moan that goes on forever. The poor babe even complains in her sleep.

We have had a few rough nights now and I am hoping that it will turn around soon (not that I was getting any more sleep before) and Leda will start feeling much better.

For about the last week we have started putting Leda down for at least one nap in her crib and letting her fall asleep on her own. It has gone surprisingly well. At night I have been trying to put her down when she is half asleep and let her go the rest of the way on her own, this has also gone surprisingly well, but tonight as I was getting her ready for bed I realized that her blanket that I bundle her in was in the washing machine still and had to be dried. Leda is now in her bassinet, not bundled and I am hoping that she is going to fall asleep. It would be a huge step! It has been 45 minutes and she is still awake, but not crying, just complaining.

When I went in to check on her I went to stroke her face and she grabbed onto my arm with both of her arms and held onto me very tightly. I stroked her cheek and she closed her eyes and fell asleep. Of course the arm hugging and sleeping only lasted a few minutes, but it was still very sweet.

I am so thankful for my beautiful Leda.

Here are some of Leda's 6 month pictures the wonderful Jana Burn's did for us last Friday.