Upgrade last post's "mild cold" to "severe cold and tummy bug." Ugh. It seems to be improving and John somehow skipped the crankiness that normally accompanies illness. Once his slight fever subsided, he seemed perfectly happy to lose his milk then crawl away and play with a book while I cleaned up the mess. I've done a bunch of laundry today and he seems to be holding things down again, so the healthy baby is back besides, still, a mild cold.

We got John's band off for good on Friday. He looks great and has somehow managed to avoid banging his head despite the bad habits he gained while "banded." While in the baby swing (which he's too big for) during supper, he stuck his head between the side bars as he frequently does to stop, but he wasn't going fast enough to get hurt. Yesterday night he demonstrated grabbing the bars to stop, so there may be some hope for him even when he's going fast.

I've been practicing guitar this week and my hands *hurt*. However, I think I've gotten much better. A light went on and I realized that changing chords is much easier if I don't watch my hands. As I've developed that habit, my chord changing speed has increased greatly.

We're off to AAS tomorrow night. Maybe we'll meet up with some of you there!