We are extremely lucky that we have managed to get back into routine with Ella’s seizures well under control (knock on wood!). She had a great session with Tracy (her OT- Occupational therapist) yesterday. Tracy was impressed by Ella’s ability to hold her head so well when she was in a proped sitting position. She is improving on that but it is going slowly. When Ella is tired her head can just completely fall back and sometimes when I lift her up, she is completely flaccid. Grasping objects is going okay although it is like two steps forward to a step back. She’ll hold things in her right hand if placed there but won’t really do that with her left. I think that much of her slow development has to do with the amount of medication she’s on — especially the phenobarb. I might not be doing much more than rolling my eyes if I had as many teaspoons of medication as I did food. Oh, we’ve returned to solid food. I gave her some carrot yesterday and today she had about two full teaspoons of mashed potatoe. Ella also had another booster of immunizations yesterday and has done fine with no adverse reactions. We are thrilled about that. It seems that we can be more happy with Ella’s physical well-being than with her lagging development (and often groggy disposition). She is very smiley though and so easy to please! It is heartwarming to see her big grin as she looks into our eyes. What a sweetie!