Summer Cold

I have some sad news - Juliet has her first cold :(  She woke up 2 nights ago crying and coughing and had a stuffy nose.  By morning she had a low grade fever of 38 degrees (under arm).  Of course, being new parents, we contemplated taking her to the doctor but Juliet's grandpa suggested we call Toronto Public Health so we did and they said we could just treat the cold at home.  So far we haven't actually done much to treat it since we can't really give her anything - just wipe away the mucous and try to keep her nose clear (which is harder than it sounds since you can't instruct babies to blow their noses).  Anyhow, it's day 2 of the cold and she seems much better today.  She's not her usual chipper self, but she's not too fussy.  And I think her fever is all but gone.

Other than the cold, here's what we've been up to:

On Friday, we visited our friends Eva and Dave and had a lovely dinner at their place.  I forgot to take pictures, so no visual for that one.  On Saturday, our friends Steve and Luda and their 3-year old daughter, Isabella, came over to meet Juliet for the first time.  Isabella kept calling Butters "catty" - not kitty, not cat, but catty - it was very cute. 

Luda holds Juliet

Luda and Isabella show Sophie to Juliet.

On Saturday night, we went to see our friends Chrissy and Trevor in their new house at Avenue & Wilson.  They haven't moved in yet, so the house doesn't have any furniture, but it was gorgeous.  Here's the kitchen:

After viewing the house, we went to dinner at a local pub and no fewer than 2 of the servers remarked on how well behaved Juliet was during dinner.  I think it was because earlier that evening, they apparently had a 3-year old in the pub who was an absolute terror, so by comparison a 3-month old baby like Juliet seemed like an angel.

On Sunday, we did a little shopping and Leo put Juliet in the carrier and used it in the front-facing way for the first time.  I think she enjoyed it, don't you?

"I like Winners! Such great deals on brand names!"