Happy Father’s Day to the three main dads in my life…
The one who makes my heart go pitter pat and who amazes me every day with the growing love he has for not only his daughter but also his adoring wife, his family and his friends:
The precious one who gave me the one who makes my heart go pitter pat:
The one who taught me how to iron khakis with a razor sharp edge, who drank hundreds of cups of coffee with me as I dreamed out loud about all the big decisions in my life, who put his life on the line while teaching me how to drive stick shift, and the one who first taught me to love the word “Daddy” (just to name a few):
This is a picture of Pip’s first trip to the Dallas Zoo. Notice there aren’t any animals in the picture? See those bright pink cheeks? Summer is here! We only saw a couple of animals in the stifling heat before having to navigate to the children’s stream where littles and bigs alike can frolic and refresh their sweaty limbs. Upon arrival, Piper couldn’t get in the water fast enough and ended up just sitting down at the base of the stream for a few long minutes. Being stationary for even a brief moment speaks volumes when we’re talking about Little Miss On-The-Go. After tiring of the water, a lot of drama ensued and we finally ended up heading home. I wish I had gotten a picture of her in the stroller with the paci in her mouth and her cold, wet towel on her head as we were leaving. Quiet and content for the first time since our arrival an hour and a half earlier. Poor little thing had a rough go of it today.
It’s difficult to see in this picture, but there’s a red mark with a blue ring around it on Piper’s left arm. It’s the bug bite that she snagged on Monday. It looked totally normal yesterday but was really swollen when she woke up this morning, so David drew a ring around it with his pen in order to track its progress. She has been sleeping a lot the past two days and has been extra feisty with no other symptoms, so I’m blaming the bug bite for every hiccup in the day because I am otherwise unable to explain it. The fun part is that she quickly points to the spot on her arm when asked where her bug bite is. On the drive to the zoo, I also caught her in the rearview mirror looking at the bite saying, “buh bye”. There was a lot of cheering from the driver at that point. I couldn’t be more amazed at her recent verbal development. I find myself continually shocked at the things she understands despite her inability to put words to them. She is amazing.
We will definitely give the zoo another try, but we might need to wait until the fall! Meanwhile, I might start shopping for pool memberships…
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