Well I made it back to work okay this week and now I’m 3 weeks into the semester as well. Also, we survived the couple of weeks of many guests…grandma Lilly was here for her 70th birthday, uncles and aunts too for the occasion. All this and I’m relieved to say that Ella is more than okay. She is making noticeable progress now. Over the past two weeks she’s been more alert and lively. She’s not sleeping so much but also she is smiling and laughing often. Maybe the helmet is helping too. She often opens her eyes wide and looks around including alot of clearly looking leftward. The difference between left and right hands is becoming more pronounced. On the one hand this is too bad. However, it’s to be expected. She is doing more grabbing (almost reaching) with the right hand. She pulls her bib which ends up making quite a messwhile she is eating. She also scratches a bit of diaper rash she has on her upper thigh. Too bad about the rash but GREAT about her making useful movements with the hand! She has a little sore under her helmet which I think has been caused by the helmet rubbing on a fatty area at the base of her skull. I cut away the hair and put a bandaid on but it is still red and sore. Next week she’s having the helmet adjusted so hopefully they’ll take care of that. Otherwise, we have seen how her head is getting rounder in the back. Amazing how fast the helmet makes a difference. Yeah!