Saturday, March 24, 2018

Marlo's First Week


She's definitely growing - she's large enough now that lap feeding was no longer really optimal.  (Plus, she's a feisty little girl, and my ears were starting to object to being nibbled on constantly.)  She's graduated to having us put a blanket down on the floor, and me holding the bottle down for her.  She still is one of the messier eaters I've seen (although Mr. Riley is a close second - what is it about kids of all species that makes it so hard to actually load food into their mouths, as opposed to their cheeks, chins, back, etc...?)  But she is drinking down at least half a bottle three times a day, and we're thinking about upping the volume. 

She's loving the Habitrail that Roger built her - I've caught her playing king of the mountain on top of the logs a couple of times, and it looks like giving her a stuffed moose to cuddle with was a good idea.  She's also at the point where Roger doesn't have to carry her in and out of the house anymore  He just lifts her over the fence, puts her on the ground, and she follows him into the house like he was the Pied Piper, generally accompanied by Daisy and Lili.  In fact, Daisy has claimed her - she checks in on her throughout the day, she does a quick physical on her while she's feeding... I figure it's redheads sticking together (they do have remarkably similar coloring.)

Anyway... she's doing well, and we seem to have survived becoming foster parents - at least for now.

Saturday, March 17, 2018

Back to Motherhood (of a Sort)



I've been feeling a need to nurture something, and Mom's dachshunds are frankly both nurtured enough, so... Uncle Ron presented me with Marlo (the baby goat up above.)  She's a bummer - apparently, that's the term for baby goats that are rejected by their mothers, so I'm going to be feeding her by bottle three times a day.  Ok, and possibly crooning lullabies, buying her cute little sweaters, saving up for her college fund.  I may be a tad obsessed for a while here.  She really is a cute little thing, though - and she's got a healthy set of lungs on her, and one heck of a survival drive.  She also has a fondness for nursing on my ear, which is a little odd, but hey...  I can deal. 

Anyway - meet Marlo.  So named because her ears turn up at the ends in a perfect flip, kind of like Marlo Thomas in That Girl.  I'm pretty sure you all will be seeing a lot of her (at least I hope so... I'm going to be seriously bummed if she doesn't make it.)

Monday, March 12, 2018

Scenes from a Mormon Dinner Table

Short one #1 - "I like carrots." 
Me - "Good, you can have mine."

Short one #2 - I want barbeque sauce
Aunt Sherrie - You want ketchup.
SO#2 - I think I want barbeque sauce.
Aunt Sherri - Ketchup.
SO#2 - But I like barbeque sauce.
Aunt Sherri - You like ketchup.
SO#2 - I'll have ketchup.

Short baby - nomnomnoom
Mom - Hey, he likes vegetables!  Not as much as the ice cream, but...

Short one #1 - I don't like potatoes!
Grandpa - try it with ketchup on it.
Grandpa - Ok, put your finger in it and try it like this
SO#1 - I'll get messy!
Grandpa - Ok, try it with your fork

Short baby - bangBang BANG!!
Mom - he seems to want more vegetables
Short #1 - I don't like this!
Short baby - dropping vegetables to the puppy from the high chair.

Short one #1 - But (short one #2) said....
Mother of short ones - I am your mother, and it doesn't matter what your brother says.

Duke (the German Shepard) - You sure you don't have some small meatloaf crumb for me?  Maybe if I come back in a couple of minutes?  Just let me know...