"Being Sick Doesn't Stop This Kid"

Jayden has been on antibiotics for the past 3 weeks, going on 4 weeks. The poor thing is just miserable with a cough, sneezing, runny nose, diarrhea and the newest is the bad diaper rash that developed! It's actually a catch-22 really, the antibiotic is to kill what she has but it's causing the diarrhea which is causing the diaper rash!! However, being sick doesn't seem to stop Jayden from learning new things...Jayden loves playing with the moracas (?spelling) that grandma and grandpa got her for Christmas! (This is a toy that stays at grandma's house, hehe)

Jayden has also developed an interest in books and magazines. Especially magazines because she can rip the pages apart. But occasionally you can find her sitting back and enjoying the pictures... or who really knows what she is doing...
looks like she's reading to me...but hey, I'm just the overly anxious mother!

Finger foods are another new thing for Jayden. On Sunday we introduced her to the wonderful world of Cheerios! At first she didn't know what to do with them, she just played around with them for a bit until grandma put one one a spoon and fed it to her. Mommy, daddy and grandpa each grabbed a handful to show Jayden how to eat them. Guess she thought they were the cat's food that we've been teaching her "no touch".









Daddy and I have started using sign language with Jayden for simple things like eat, drink, bottle, milk, cat and sleep. We realize it may take a couple months for her to catch on but in the long run it may help to close the gap on the communication between us!