My Child is Sicker Than Your Child

Do they make the above subject into a bumper sticker, because that's the one we need. For the record, Julia was healthy for the first 5 1/2 months of her life. I thought I was such a good Mom.

This is Julia with her first cold on our trip to Louisiana over Labor Day. Notice she is still smiling.

And this picture was taken the day we found out she had her first ear infection in October. Why are you smiling, Julia?

And this is the day in December she was diagnosed with her second ear infection, right before we got on a plane to WA.Yep, still smiling.

And the third ear infection was on New Year's Day in Tennessee. It was when she was feeling at her worst that she decided to start crawling on her hands and knees because, well, you know, feeling terrible always makes you want to reach milestones. You can't see her face, but I'm pretty sure she's smiling at her cousin Tyler.

And her entire 1-year-old photo shoot was with undiagnosed strep throat which she'd probably had for half a month. We would have diagnosed it sooner if she'd made a bigger fuss, but how can you look at this smile and think, "Hmmm...maybe she has strep."

And this is the day she started coming down with the flu, and a bladder infection, at the same time. This was just two weeks after getting rid of strep and one week after her 1-year shots. (But as a side note, don't you just love this onesie? Thanks Lea and family!)

I relied on Baby Einstein a lot during the flu week. It makes her happy without fail.

Look at that flu smile!

Yeah, she may have the flu, but she can still walk, talk, and do fish faces all at the same time. Can your kid?

 Of course I believe my child is the best at everything, and she is clearly just as competitive as I am. Good job, Julia! You are definitely the sickest, smiliest baby I know!