ear infections and being cute

Oh, the joys of parenting. Hannah has been really sick for the last week or two. It started with a stuffy nose, and not even a really bad one, that somehow turned into an ear infection, which then turned into a terrible cold that then moved into her chest and gave her a horrible wheezing cough. However, her temperature never got over 99, and since you can't get antibiotics with a low grade temp, we went to the health food store and have been using some herbal remedies. And thank goodness they're working! Yay for happier babies! She still has a cough, but she's not wheezing anymore and she's getting back to her old happy, playful self. The only bad thing is that for the last 3 or 4 nights, she has been waking up at 12 and 2, pretty much on the dot, and will be awake for about half an hour. It's so frustrating, especially since she's always been such a good sleeper. Anyway, Sunday was the first day she showed any signs of feeling better. She sat and played happily for a little while and was being super cute.

She has gotten really good at sitting up on her own, and she totally loves it. She's trying REALLY hard to figure out how to sit herself up, but  she hasn't figured it out yet. It's kind of funny to watch, actually. She has also started to babble the noises "mama" and "baba," which is probably partially due to the fact that Daddy taught her how to pop her lips, as you can see in this video. It's her new favorite thing to do and it's so cute. She cracks me up.