Be Still My Beating Heart. . .

Pop-pop is gone today. So it's me and Baby Girl. She took a good nap this morning, woke up, drank a bottle, did her business and I sat her down to play. Now, she's not one to be left alone for very long. I, on the other hand, think she needs to amuse herself from time to time. We did, however, play quite a bit before I sat her down. When I went to make tea she was upright. When I was done and peeked in at her she had "fallen and couldn't get up" and was grumbling a little. So I went about my business and left her to "figure it out". It became very quiet. So I peeked at her again and here's what I found:

Be still my beating heart!

She's thinking: "I'll show her. Leave me here all alone will ya? Hmph. How's this for retaliation? Hm?"

Ah. . . . but she doesn't know her Mom-mom very well, now does she? I just covered her up and made haste out of there!

I hope she wakes in a good mood :)

By George, I think I've got it!

I think I know why my world has been so . . . . off . . . .these last few months!

The moons are in the wrong houses, the stars are out of alignment and I have a new, listen now, brand spankin' new, zodiac sign. Yep, that's got to be the culprit. And all this time I thought life had gotten a little wonky on me. Well, I guess it had, seeings how my horoscope is now designed for someone else. Come to think of it - my whole fam-damily has been wonky lately! And my poor brother, born Decmember 15th, has a whole new sign all together. He is now an "Ophiucus". No wonder his world has been chaotic for forever!

I'm not converting! I'm a Cancer! Stop snickering. I don't want to be a Gemini. How do they work? Are they friendly? Are they domestic? Do they like the water? Are my favorite foods now someone else's? Am I married to the wrong man, for cryin' out loud? Jeeze Louise, what's a space cadet suppose to do?

Now, ya'll know I'm just yankin' your chains! I don't really follow my horoscope. I don't believe in it. Never have, never will.I have no idea the "details" that stuff embraces or what the majority of it means. But, at any rate. . . if it pleases the Court, I'll just go ahead and keep my "sign" (stop snickering, I say) and just blame the universe or the realigned stars or moons in the wrong houses for all my woes.

And that's all I have to say about that. For now.

Alas - for your entertainment:

"When the moon is in the seventh house
And Jupiter aligns with Mars,
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars. . ."

Just sayin'.

Audrey

Santa brought Audrey to the girls for Christmas. Kelly has left her here for the past couple days.

It is almost like having two Pipers. The only difference, I can crate Audrey!

She is a Nosey Nellie and won't stay out of Piper's car seat. It was driving us nuts. So. . . .

what to do, what to do? I have it! Put an old towel in an old apple basket and, viola, an instant puppy bed! They say: "Necessity is the mother of invention." I have to agree.

Web Cam . . . the newest member of our family

So, I said this past Christmas was a little "wonky". Well, it was. But out of it came a good thing.

Jenny gave us a web cam for Christmas this year! And it is wonderful. The girls (everybody's out of school because of weather) had a ball chatting, showing off school work, singing and laughing and being just plain silly! It cannot replace a warm hug, but I can chat with them and see them at the same time! The slight delay takes some getting used to, but, hey, I'll take it!

Piper

So the new year is off to a running start. So is out little lady. Well, she's not actually running yet, but it's not because she doesn't want to. She is sitting pretty well by herself. Pop-pop gets nervous and sits behind her "just in case" she takes a topple. Poor thing. It would be quite the trauma should she "fall"! ! I on the other hand, keep a loose eye on her, making sure she's not too close to the hardwood floor lest she should take a short tumble and thump her little nugget. To me a short tumble equals tummy time and the need to try to get on her hands and knees to get to her toys. As it is now she just pivots on her butt. She will pivot around to Bob because she knows he's there and he will let her grab his fingers and allow her to "stand" for minutes on end. She likes that, the feeling of independence. I think he likes it too.

She also has her first tooth. She actually cut that one just before her 7 month mark. December 15th, to be exact. And she is gnawing like crazy try to push more thru. She had a bad bout with a "bug" at Christmas. Scared us all. Her temp spiked to 103. She is still snotty, but that could be from her teeth, too.

She is still the smiling, happy little girl. She's a joy to be with and quite easy to care for. We will just pray it stays that way! ! !