The Best Medicine

January seventh brought the most delightful milestone in Clara Grace’s development to date. It all started with Her Mommy holding her facing out while Leanna conversed with her in all manner of “Goos” and tongue wagging. It must have been that something struck Clara as particularly more hilarious than anything she’d heard in the last twelve weeks and five days because she all at once burst out into genuine laughter. These were not just polite giggles; Clara Grace was smiling so big that her eyes squeezed shut and guffawing so vigorously that she almost choked. As Liana put it, “Well, good grief, she’s cracking up.”