Week Thirty Four

You have been working so hard at pulling yourself up this week.  You grab onto anything that is within your reach and PULL.  The dog crate has been an absolute favorite, although the railing of your bassinet is a close second.  You seem so big when you do this, more like a toddler than a baby.  I feel like your babyhood is ending and I am soooo not ready for that.  I have been thinking more and more about having a little brother or sister for you, but yikes I am so tired already!

This week we also adopted a new dog, another reason for feeling tired.  We got him at the local animal shelter and he is only 1 year old so I hope that he can live and be healthy to be the dog of your childhood.  He has severe hip dysplasia and will need several surgeries to correct the problem so there is some risk that he might not grow up to be the dog that I dream of for you.  However he has a wonderful personality and is so patient with you and just wants to kiss you and love on you.  I think that he is worth the risk and I am pretty sure that no one else would have adopted him.

You keep randomly saying words and phrases, which I know are likely just mimicking us and not real talking.  However sometimes you say the neatest stuff.  One night this week, after a diaper change, your Dad brought you back to bed, and as I pulled up my sleep top to nurse you looked at my breast and I kid you not said "Oh Yum!"  Baby I love you even if soon you won't be a baby anymore.