Communication

Ok.. seriously, is there anything cooler than carrying a baby in your womb, giving birth and then watching her grow up??? It is the absolute most fascinating thing I have ever experienced. My little Madelynn is 20 months old and is catching onto communicating thing. One thing that I never thought of while doing childcare, or babysitting is that these little babies learned to talk at some point in life... and their momma's got to watch them blossom and learn new things.. like talking. I know I'm weird... but its just so awesome to me to watch my girl turn into a human being that talks, walks, runs, plays. She is not just a little bundle anymore, she isn't my little itty bitty baby that needs me every second of her life.

Anyways... so what got me going on this... Madelynn has been getting her molars for some time now and they are slowly but surely coming in... she has actually been rather pleasant just has had some disgusting, ronchy, make you gag, teething poop and she has been messin with her ears. I never thought anything of it.. rather than its just her teeth that are bothering her ears. Then last night, she was up a lot crying and holding her ears saying "ouch, boo boo, ouchie" She was telling me that her ears were hurting! What is more wonderful than when your baby tells you that they are hurting?? You don't have to guess around about what could be wrong with them like you do when they are infants. So first thing this mornin I called the Dr. office, took her in and sure enough, she has an ear infection in both ears!! I would have had no earthly idea had she not told me. She has had no fever, no runny nose, she has just been her normal 'ol self! I am excited that we can now talk to her and she can talk back to us.