OUR EMERGING PERSON

The day after Halloween, our sweet Baby Nessa got her very first cold. She gave it to both parents, too. It's not easy nursing when your nose is congested and runny, you haven't mastered the art of blowing, and you refuse to let your well-intentioned parents aspirate your nostrils. Nanners was furious with her cold. She was miserable.

We had to miss two swimming lessons due to the cold. Daddio gets to make them up, which he's thrilled about. He didn't even mind much when he got her same cold.

This week Granny Ernestine came back for her monthly visit. Her observation? "Oh. She's a climber."

Darn it.

At least she's not walking yet.

Granny took us on some sunset walks. Vanny loves, loves, loves those walks.

We're learning some new things about our wee daughter. She is bookish, for example. She crawls into her library - the pink bin - and picks up her books one by one and tosses them over the side. See Nanners here, rummaging through her books on her own. She just loves to turn them pages. Yeah!

Other things we are learning is that this Little Monkey Princess has a great sense of humor. Sure, we've known that from early on, but it's getting better. She is the one to play peek-a-boo with us - she hides her face and takes great delight in revealing it. She doesn't laugh - she's the comedienne!

The other night we were watching the movie "A Night at the Museum," and she burst into uncontrollable laughter when Ben Stiller got into a slapping match with a monkey.

We also know VH1 is a party girl, who loves to be out in public, especially playing or eating at a restaurant. She smiles and tips her head back alluringly whenever a camera is pointed her way. "She's destined for stardom," her Daddy says.