"These are few of my favorite things....."

As Julie Andrews stated raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens were pretty good thing, however Stella wanted me to show you some of HER favorite things!

Sitting in my "big girl" chair!
Now checking out under the crib, next under the car!
Playing peek-a-boo with Lola
Reading with Grandma!
Having enough hair to actually have a "do" no matter how crazy the style!

What a croupy day!

So any of the sick days we have had up until now have been nothing compared to your latest illness at the Paske house! Last night Stella started to run a temp of around 101 degrees at one point and by the middle of the day had reached 102 degrees and was accompanied with a raspy barky like cough! Most of you that have children know when a bark like cough comes along that mean only one thing, croup. So after a quick visit to the Dr all is well and we are treated, but we are still experiencing a horse voice and a little bit of a sore throat. We also have tooth number two breaking through, which I am sure doesn't make our little girl any happier. However a whole day with Grandma and Grandpa Paske tomorrow will help, I am sure!

Breaking through!

So once again I post with a new mile stone for Miss Stella! We have broke through with our first tooth! Luckly the teething process has not affected Stella's wonderful ability to sleep through the night! I also have gained an even greater appreciation for those mothers that breastfeed through the teething process! That one little tooth is painful on my finger! :) I was kind of hoping that once a tooth started coming in the rest would just follow and pop up in the next few days! Oh well I guess it could be worse, we have not even needed to use the baby Tylenol all that much! Which is a good thing considering all the baby medication recalls currently!

Speaking of medication and babies; what is everyone's feelings on flu shots for babies? The kids at Stella's daycare seem to be getting sick ALL the time! So I am a little scared not to get the flu shot for her. Ryan and I get our flu shots every year, so I don't oppose it but what is everyone's opinion?