the most magic word of all words

We do baby sign language with Cora. Her first sign was puppy (panting) and then she started signing more at around a year. She doesn’t do it exactly right – she claps instead of putting her fingertips together. I’m just happy she is communicating!
We’ve been working on please and thank you for [...]

the dog

We have a 7 lb silky terrier, Lola, who is a tiny little thing. We’ve had her for three and a half years and she is almost four years old. She is like my miniature shadow. She sleeps next to me under the covers. She sits on my lap whenever my [...]

update #3 on germfest

Still puking, less out the other end. I am wondering if it might be a gag reflex type thing maybe. Anyway you put it we are absolutely miserable. Crying, whining, wanting to be held – that’s all you hear from both of us. And of course the male Kelly gets to [...]

update #2 on germfest

Cora still has a fever (102) and is really exhausted and sleeping non-stop. More bad diapers. No more pukeyness. I’m getting worried about her. She hasn’t really eaten anything since Monday. Luckily she is still nursing quite a bit and taking in water. Poor baby.

update #1 on germfest

Another puke this afternoon and a big fever and one trip to the doctor (no concussion, yay) and she’s finally in bed.

germfest

We have a almost 16 month old toddler, Cora, who is in the midst of her first germfest. She has the stomach flu (or what appears to be the stomach flu but could actually be a concussion, don’t ask). She first got sick last night and is feeling pretty miserable still today. [...]