It’s been a little bit of a stressful week at our house. After a very healthy three months our baby girl had her first illness. She’s always had a blocked tear duct but this last week her eye became infected. I guess this is common with blocked tear ducts. Before it got better her little eye was almost swollen shut and she looked like the world’s tiniest prizefighter. It came an issue because she didn’t respond to the eye drops and Jeremy had a rushed last minute trip to the pediatrician and pharmacy to get oral antibiotics. Then we discovered that Clare doesn’t particularly like the taste of her antibiotics so we’ve been experimenting with different ways of getting her to eat it.

Clare-Bear continues to be a happy little girl. Even with her obviously uncomfortable eye she was smiley and surprisingly not fussy. She didn’t sleep as well as she has been sleeping, so this was our clue that her eye was bothering her.

Besides dealing with Clare’s illness we had a nice weekend with a friends’ first birthday. There were several little one-year-olds running around, giving J and I an indication of what’s to come in a few short months. Those little one-year-olds are busy! It’s a reminder to us to enjoy this time when she’s small and just loves to be held and talked to.

As an example, here is a video that I took (it’s not just Mary who takes the videos!) of Clare. Her little face lights up when I talk to her – it’s the best feeling in the world.