31 weeks!

Oy vey! Was it only a week ago that I said we were all recovering from the stomach flu? Well, apparently I spoke typed too soon, because the next day Rose came down with a cough. A pretty bad cough which eventually led her to lose her voice! Yet she still seemed mostly healthy so we still took off for Appleton on Wednesday (the day before Thanksgiving). But by the time we arrived she had a raging fever! Poor baby Rose! It was torture to hear her coughing and whimpering, and to know that there was basically nothing I could do other than give her ibuprofen and lots and lots of love. We kept her dosed up with Tylenol whenever she seemed warm for the next several days, but she's such a good-natured baby that we kept thinking she was on the mend. ("Fussy" for Rose is still pretty happy!) Well, today we found out that she's been fighting off a double ear infection!!! No wonder she's been "fussy," particularly about laying down to sleep. Poor girl! So when you see her in the pictures below, just remember that she was fighting a pretty yucky infection. She's such a trooper!



Thanksgiving 2012

My parents hosted 18 people for dinner! It was so great to see my extended family, but (as always) the time went by way too quickly!

Waiting for Turkey!

Our head chef, putting the finishing touches on a delicious meal!

Quality time with Great Gramma

Little Miss was not impressed! (I think her taste buds have been affected by the illness.)

 On Friday we took Rose for her first "pilgrimage" to Lambeau!!!

Mmmm...butter burgers at Kroll's!

On Friday night my parents watched Rose while Mike and I went out to see Skyfall, the new Bond movie. It was soooo much fun! We hadn't seen a movie in the theatre since we saw The Descendents on Devember 9, 2011 (the day of our 20-week ultrasound). What a treat!

On Saturday we just lounged around - Rose still wasn't feeling well, I was tired, and Mike had contracted Rose's illness. It was great to get some rest!  That morning, Romina also introduced us to Skype. Rose seemed to love it!

 

She also loved all the quality time she got with her grandparents.  :)

Dancing with Ninja!

"I don't want tummy time. I want to stand!"

"Ahhh...much better!"

 Rose also got an early Christmas present from her great aunt Dolly and great uncle Peter. She loves it!

 

 She's now officially 7 months old!

In other news, thanks for all the support after my last (venting) post. I feel so much better about my decision to cut down to nursing "only" twice per day. It was such a treat to leave Bertha at home this morning!!! Thanks for not judging me as harshly as I tend to judge myself. :)

Have a great week, everyone!