I just went back and looked at the first picture I posted of Stella at six weeks old.  My, how she has changed in just three short weeks!  She is loosing that roly poly puppy look and her body has more muscle definition, especially around her arms and legs.  Her body is getting longer and I think she will have a very square body type with her legs being in good proportion to her torso.  The last two days she slept clear through the night until the alarm rang at 6:00 a.m.  As you can see by the new picture she has become a "regular" in Gordo's bed and is inching her way closer to his face rather than settling for the other end! 

As is typical with puppies, Stella bites at anything and everything in her world, including our hands and faces.  I have been trying very hard to substitute toys and bones but sometimes it is a situation that needs immediate attention.  What seems to be working for both my husband Kent and I is to pull her away sharply and say in a firm voice "No bites!"  There needs to be a consistency to it and an immediate reaction on our parts.  It seems to be helping and she is biting less and less. She wants to be close to us and pulling her away really gets her attention.  
Another situation that arises frequently is her disinterest in any of her toys or chews and a perfect honing device for forbidden objects like electrical chords, plants, shoes, brief cases, cats, etc.  Distracting her with a toy works for about 1 second and back she goes.  One afternoon I spent 20 minutes just following her around herding her away from these objects.  I know that in her puppy brain she doesn't see it as a fun game but it was hard not to feel that she was just trying to  drive me mad!  Of course, we know her motivation is not a human thought process . So, what's the solution? Well, at home, I can isolate her in the kitchen with nothing available BUT her toys.  At work, I do not have this option. This is one reason it is a good idea to limit a puppy's world until they get through this stage. So, in my choosing to take her to work I create a situation where I have no choice but to keep an eye on her and try to distract her as best I can.  I do know one thing; scolding, hitting, scaring or other methods of intimidation are not ways of showing leadership. At this stage of her life, she needs positive, happy experiences so catching her being good and rewarding those behaviors is the right thing to do. So I  take a lot of deep breathes and stay calm!!