One Last Shot

Abby got her last shot for a while today. We are all glad that she is done for a while and hope that the flu shot serves its purpose (or it will have a lot of torture for nothing). I guess the only way to know it works is for a flu free season, which means it may have worked or we may have just not been exposed. Poor kid... either way Steve and I both think it is better safe and sore than sorry when it comes to getting shots.

It is still bitterly cold in the U.P. and the snow keeps falling a little at a time. There was a good 3 inches on the car when I cleaned it off, so since Monday afternoon we've had at least that much snow. It's a good thing I enjoy it or it would be getting downright depressing.

Abby is making great strides on eating big girl food. We keep reducing the amount of mushy baby food she gets each day since it is a struggle to get her to eat it at all. She has an amazingly strong little jaw when she wants to keep mush out. I think the biggest problem with the baby food from her perspective is that she can't feed herself. She just wants to be miss independent already, so anything that she thinks she can do herself, she must do by herself. I will take all the blame for that... So anyhow, she tried real chicken for the first time last night and liked it. She takes her sweet time eating when it is real food, so we had to spend quite a bit of time at the table watching her mash up chicken. Eating real food also allows Abby the chance to be a chipmunk - her little cheeks get packed with stuff and she forgets to swallow it until her mouth is extra full. Luckily she has very developed control of her mouth and tongue, so we haven't had any problems with all this new big kid food. Now the problem is going to be getting Steve and I to eat better so that she isn't mad that she is eating vegetables and fruits while we are having bread and other calorie (and carbohydrate) rich foods. Bummer...