Some little things to be happy about, and we latch on to any one of these with zeal. Ella’s skin has mostly cleared up, for the past two weeks she had what is called cradle cap, a scaly kind of skin appearing in various places on her head. Not dangerous, just ugly. Also she is finding the black and white patterns that we are hanging all over for her benefit, fascinating, and stares at them with visible pleasure. Today Nicole, a physical therapist from Early Intervention is coming over for her first session with Ella. There isn’t any particular weakness that they are addressing at this time; it is basically to get started with the routine. Also, moving Ella to her room for the night has done wonders all around. Last night she slept nearly 8 hours till being fed at 6:00AM. I guess our presence made it difficult for her to sleep, or maybe it is a reciprocal effect, we worry about her and she senses it. The short story is that in her room she sleeps better.