Poppie smiles

Poor little darling Penelope has been suffering from a cold brought home from preschool by Finn. Despite her stuffed nose and raspy lungs, she still has a smile for us. And this smile was after a long day getting birth certificates, visiting the midwife for a checkup (and getting poked in the foot) and the social security office (which even on a good day is the last place you want to be with a newborn, let alone one who is feeling ill). Her little eyes are puffy with cold and sleep and her stoic nature makes me want to cry. No one deserves a cold this young in life. Especially not a good-natured little thing like her.