Goodbye, Uncle Max.....

Ju-Ju and Pop-Pop's beloved dog Max died today. I didn't live near enough to know him very well, and except for pictures, I won't even remember him when I grow up, but he taught me how important it is to love animals and to treat them nicely, and that will stay with me my whole life.

Mommy lived at home with Max before she and Daddy got married. Daddy didn't get to meet Max until he came to visit Mommy once:



This is Max making sure that my diaper was changed correctly, when I was just a few days old (Ju-Ju, Pop-Pop, and Max were visiting right after I was born):



This is my first camping trip, when I was about 6 weeks old. Max made sure I was never left alone, and watched over me while I slept:



I also visited Max (and Ju-Ju and Pop-Pop) in August, and had lots of fun learning to pet him right so I didn't hurt him. You can read about that visit in my August 4th and 5th posts.... http://checkletts.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_checkletts_archive.html (there are a couple more pictures of me with Max, there.)

Max, thank you for being such a good friend to me, and to so many. I know that Ju-Ju and Pop-Pop will always miss you.....

Happy Thanksgiving!

Mommy's been too busy lately with stuff around the house and getting ready for my new baby brother or sister to help me post every day, lately, but we did want to say Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I'm not a big fan of turkey, myself, but I can't get enough ham!!! Yum!

Merry early Christmas!

Mommy and Daddy said I could have one Christmas present early -- Santa'll bring me other presents, but I don't know if anything can top my fun new chair! It's just the right size for me, and I love to hang out in it to read a book, enjoy a cup of milk, or watch a tv show!
 

"Babies Don't Keep"

Mommy made me this cross-stitch for my room before I was even born! We picked out a frame for it this weekend, and Mommy got it all ready to hang up in my room! It has a cool poem on it!

"Cleaning and scrubbing can wait til tomorrow.
For babies grow up, we've learned to our sorrow.
So quiet down, Cobwebs. Dust, go to sleep.
I'm rocking my baby, and babies don't keep."

Mommy, take the night off!

I'll do the dishes!!!  

The doctor recommended Tylenol

for teething discomfort.... He was right! Nothing makes my sore gums feel better than chewing on the medicine dropper bulb.... Ahhh, relief! 

Yeehaw!

I went on my first hayride yesterday with some friends! I had a great time, and so did Mommy! And for once, she didn't blame the bad smell on me.... The benefits of traveling behind two old horses!

Here is a picture of the scenery along the way, just to show you what we were looking at. In another week, this'll probably have lots of snow on it.

Here's Mommy and me, just enjoying the ride. I might look a little confused -- I was having trouble figuring out why we were moving without me in a carseat....
Mommy looks really goofy in this picture, but she loves my big smile, so we had to share it!
Here I am, riding my first bull! I stayed on LOTS longer than 8 seconds....
Here's just another cute picture of me, in my new Cookie Monster shirt (Mommy got it for me because I'm a Cookie Monster, too!)

Two-fisted drinking....

Choices are for other people to make! I can have my water and my milk whenever I want!
First some milk.....

Then a little water....
Ahhhh, that's refreshing!

I'm too sweet!

Mommy made me a candy corn hat for November and Thanksgiving time. It's about time someone realized how sweet I really am!

The Rare Spotted Noah

Here are my speckles on my face and back. They don't seem to itch or hurt me, so I don't pick at them. Mommy hopes that means I won't get any scars from my spots.

And a little better, still.....

Here I am, hanging out with Daddy. I'm feeling and acting more like myself, even though I still have the fever. It looks like this whole thing was a reaction to the chicken pox vaccine that I got at my doctor's appt. last week. Maybe tomorrow, I'll show you my spots! I'm a speckled baby, now! 

Doing a little better.....

I'm starting to like hanging out and taking it easy all day with Mommy. I slept almost all day today, but when I was awake, I've been a little more like myself, and not quite so droopy as I was yesterday. I can't wait to kick this! 

I'm a sickling....

I spent the morning at the doctor's today. I have some kind of viral infection, and a fever. I'll be okay, but boy, I don't feel very good right now. I've just been spending the day cuddled up with Mommy. Daddy took this picture of us at lunch time, because he said I looked so pathetic....  

Dinner with Grandma and Grandpa!

Grandpa kindly shared his pie with me! YUMMY! I grabbed onto the fork with my teeth and wouldn't let go, just like any good pit bull! I had lots of fun cuddling with Grandma, too, and Aunt Emily and Uncle Dustin came over to visit, too!