Training Wheels - Long Weekend

As many of you know Susann and I enjoyed our dating lives.  Good times..  Many late nights and a great deal of fun.

On our "negative 1 year anniversary" I decided that it was time to get a dog.  One of Susann's coworkers had just gotten a jack russell and I thought that would be perfect - and it has been.  Daisy is a great dog.  She also had the unenvieable task of being our training wheels.  What do I mean by that?  No more late night outs - having to take responsibility for something that can't do it for itself.  While it certainly not the same as having a child it is a nice middle step.  I think Daisy trained us very well.

Speaking of Daisy we had a little of scare on Friday night.  Daisy who sleeps in the bed with us (yes yes I know BAD parenting) woke up and got sick.  ALL OVER THE PLACE.  Many times.  SCARY. 

I was the first in the Vet's office on Saturday morning. 

They were great and worked us in quickly even though they were very busy.  The Doctor checked her out very thoroughly and basically came to diagnosis that she had eaten something that did not agree with her.  The treatment was an iv for dehydration and shot for the nausea.

 The doctor thought that would do the trick but if the nausea continued we could have a real problem on our hands and would need to go to the doggie ER.

It worked - Daisy got sick a couple of more times Saturday but she was clearly in much better shape. 

By late afternoon she had had some water and eaten a little and she slept through the night on Saturday. 

She ate some more Sunday morning and when Susann came home from the grocery store she jumped off the sofa and ran to Momma.  We are very thankful that it looks like she is going to be fine.

Thanks Daisy for getting Mom and Dad ready for Robbie - now get better so you can continue the training.

And standing guard.

Exer-EXPLOSIDANCER MAN

We made a fatal parental mistake.

Introduced the jumperoo before the exersaucer.

Now if we say "Jump Jump Jump"?

Or "Dance Dance Dance"

Robbie parties.

If he's laying on the floor, he moves his hands and arms up and down.

If in the exersaucer? 

HE GRINDS IT.

The first time he did this, I googled "is it ok for the baby to jump in the exersaucer" "I mean REALLY jump".  "I mean REALLY JUMP UP AND DOWN"

That didn't google well.

So we video taped the floor dancing.

Exersaucer dancing to follow in a future post.

Guest starring Aunt Paula and Uncle Kevin in the background. 

And overpriced, but totally worth it Sophie.

Smiles?

Not always.

We call this the "stop teasing me with that bottle, I need to eat right now" look

For the Crazy

I told Shawn the truth about six months ago.

All women are crazy. 

Even the doesn't seem so crazy ones like me.

But crazy is as crazy does.

It's hard to turn off the voices in your head sometimes, especially when you aren't getting the restful sleep that you are supposed do.

For the crazy times like a had-four-shots-today-where-did-my-amazing-laid-back-baby-go-who-is-this-weepy-lethargic-baby-times, you get a video like this?

And you stop talking like Bethenny.

And your mind stops running like Bethenny. 

And it's all going to be ok.

You are all doing great Moms I know and those I don't.

Food

Robbie LOVES to eat - milk, fruit, vegetables (except for broccoli) you put it in front of him and it goes in.  We are trying to introduce a couple of new items every week to watch for any allergic reaction - non so far. 

Today it was blueberries which Robbie took to like a champ.