Hot Tubbing with Daddy

Party Weekend

Calia and her "little" cousin Ray

Regression
Dancing with Henry at Gritty's
Piggies!
Drama Mama

Coda love.

7 Breezy Hill

Ok, so we are officially under contract for the new house. Our house will be listed 2/28 (the day we leave for Florida). The listing realtor for the new house has a couple looking in Falmouth in the range we are going to list and has asked our realtor for advance pics of our house and a sneak peek before it goes on the market! Keep you fingers crossed that they like it and we may be under contract to sell before it's even listed! Check out the link and do a virtual tour. It's a cute house, with more land and more space for all of Calia's toys!

Mommy and Calia

Yes, those are Mommy's eyes

Children's Museum

The Ball Exhibit
Calia and Avery
Ready to go to the site!
Putting on a show

Yesterday, Calia and I met up with Denise, Andrew and Avery at the Children's Museum of Maine in downtown Portland. Calia was obsessed with the ball exhibit and pretty much anything Avery (age 5) did. She followed Avery around like a little puppy dog, it was soo cute. Calia also enjoyed the constrution site and even put the hat on herself and tried to keep it. Calia dressed up int eh princess dress, while Avery did sound effects for her show.

We hit 20!!

Calia went for her 18 month well child check today and has finally hit 20 pounds...21 lbs, 5 oz to be exact, putting her back on the 25%! She is 31 inches long, also the 25%. Our little peanut! No shots today, she was the model patient for both the resident who examined her and her doctor. When they said "I'm going to look in your ears," Calia rolled over onto her side with the ear facing up and stayed very still, then rolled over to the other. She did everything they asked with no prompting by mommy. She held the stethoscope when it wasn't being used and even knew to put the ear peices in her ears (and no we hadn't practiced that at home!) I was so proud.

Then we went to the lab to have her lead and hematocrit checked (supposed to have done at her 12 month visit, but I was dreading her reaction.) To my shock, when they poked her finger, Calia didn't even blink, then sat quietly on my lap watching them milk the blood out of her litle finger. What a big, brave girl. by the time we left the office, she had 4 stickers proudly displayed on her chest and was beaming with pride (as was her mommmy)! Our next visit isn't until she's 2 years old, oh my!

Just like her daddy, Calia loves Pretzels!

Struting her stuff
Huh?

With Dora, watching Dora

Calia and Jack

Calia showing Jack his femoral head

Jack's surgery went well onThursday. The fracture was through the growth plate of his femoral neck. The went in and removed the femoral head (the "ball" of the ball and socket joint of the hip) attached what was left of the bone to muscle, etc. So, that leg may be a tad shorter, but probably nothing anyone will notice and he won't be left with any impairment. while under anesthesia they castrated him, too. Jack is such a super trooper! No cast, hobbling around on 3 legs, although everyday he puts more and more weight on the "new" leg. Calia has even been more gentle with Jack, stopping to give him kisses on the head and gently patting him! Who'd of thought it? Calia is gentle! Now, if only she'd be gentle with Coda!

Poor Jack

So, our poor little kitty broke his leg/hip this morning. Ugh, it was the most horrfic thing I've ever seen and who knew such noises could come from a cat! He got his leg stuck between teh seat and arm rest of our office chair. As he attempted to get free, he kept twisting and snaping at me trying to help. After he was free, he was soo scared and hissing, then tried to run away and did so, on three legs. He let me pet his face and I could tell his leg was externally rotated and limp. Off to the vets, where Jack was diagnosed with an epiphyseal (growth plate) fracture of his femur. He is scheduled to have surgery (osteotomy of the femoral head) on Thursday. He is home with us and partially sedated on pain meds. The vet said for him to avoid any trauma, that should be easy since Calia, Coda and Gabbro (we happen to be dog sitting this week) never go near the cat! (HA!)

The empty box

Wonder what's inside??

Look it can be a hat??

It can also be a seat??

But, oh no Calia is stuck!!

All in a days work

Don't eat the yellow snow!

Face plant!
Helping Daddy??

Last Sunday

Calia looking petrified!

Ahhh back in the warm car!
On the massager at Yiayia and Papa's house
That face!
Jack loves Calia's chair!

We bundled up and went for a walk around MacWorth Island. Unfortunately, the trail was pretty icy and Calia kept sliding around and off on her blowup sled. So, we walked along the inner island, which was shady and she got a little too cold. Oh well, good effort!