A Fine, Upsitting Citizen

Gillian is really getting interested in the world, smiling these knowing smiles and practically alight when we lay her on her playmat with the baby gym and its dangling toys arched over her. Today she sat on the couch with me, propped up and looking around and burbling, for over an hour. She has been very easy in most ways, but not very comfortable outside of her beloved bouncy seat; I haven't been able to lay her in the Boppy or anything, or even reliably put her in the sling or carrier because she arches her back and fusses uncomfortably (due to her reflux, we think), so today was very exciting for both of us.