a decrease in grunts and snorts

as i noted in the previous note, Jackie has recently taken to grunting and snorting. it got to a point that we got a bit concerned that she might be having trouble breathing. this lead us on a journey that resulted in aspirations to become ENTs. looking up her nose, we discovered Jackie had some giant boogies. now, this may not be the most glamorous image, and surely not one that you'd expect from a gushing father telling the world about his precious little butterball. but it is the post of a concerned father posting the very real and daily goings-on of a baby.

at first, cindy decided to extract said boogie w/ the squeezie-bulb thing they gave us at the hospital (you know - the turkey baster they use to suck junk out of the baby's nose and mouth when they're born). unfortunately, it just lodged the boogie a little better in Jackie's nose. a tenacious little crusty it was. we recognized at that point that best course of action would be to let the child blow that nugget out all on her own.

it took nearly 2 days, but our patience was rewarded yesterday evening as i was preparing to take Jackie on a walk. she was all bundled up in her quilted kimono outfit (thanks Grandma!), hat, mittens, and warm fleece blanket, strapped into her car seat (in turn attached to the bugaboo). i was about to put her pacifier back into her mouth (she spit it out) when i noticed this huge dark thing on her cheek. what what what?! it was the elusive boogie! i didn't hear the sneeze, but i saw the evidence - i heard it, too, as the snorts disappeared. we then proceeded to have a lovely walk about the neighborhood.