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Eventful day

  It's only 1:00pm and already it's been an eventful day.
  Last night after dinner as I was getting Kalei ready for a bath, I noticed that the dog was missing, so Russ searched the house to see if the kids had locked her up somewhere, but she was nowhere to be found. We figured she had snuck out unnoticed while Russ was getting the mail a few hours before, so he and the boys went out driving to try and locate her, but to no avail. We figured that if nobody had let her in she would probably freeze to death in the 20 degree weather with heavy snowfall, but what could we do?
  As I was shoveling out my car at about 6:45 this morning, guess who showed up? Yep, Annie Belle, and she didn't look like she'd been freezing all night so I'm assuming some good Samaritan let her in for the night. I hope that dumb dog learned her lesson this time!
  On a happier note, Kalei slept for NINE hours last night! By the time she woke me up at six, my boobs were like milk sprinklers, I don't think I've ever gone that long between feedings before, but I haven't felt this rested in a very long time. What a good baby!
  So how do I reward such good behavior? Well, I took her to the mall and got her ears pierced and made her cry. I feel like a terrible mother!
  Russ has been wanting to pierce her ears since the moment we found out she was a girl. Now don't get me wrong, I love all things girly, and have more fun than a kid in a candy store buying clothes for her, but ear piercing was not high on my list of priorities. I suppose the thought of making my babies cry is just unappealing, but Russ brought it up again last night so despite my hesitance,  I called my good friend Heather this morning, who has fostered over 20 babies, which makes her an expert when it comes to anything baby related. She assured me that it was a good idea and even agreed to meet me at the mall for moral support.
  After going to every store in the mall that offered piercing, alas, we found one that carried the little bezel set diamond studs I was looking for. The lady did a great job and was even patient with "the overly paranoid mom". Kalei cried, well screamed for a couple of minutes until I fed her and has been fine since. She now has pretty little diamonds just like her mommy and is as beautiful as she has always been. I'm sure Russ will be pleasantly surprised when he wakes up.
 

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  1. NatalieNovember 29, 2010 at 9:49 PM

    Oh I wish you had called me to come with you. I REALLY want to pierce Sadie's ears. I don't know why I haven't done it sooner! I am glad Annie showed up. Funny dog!

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  2. ScarlettDecember 2, 2010 at 10:29 PM

    I feel the same way you do about piercing ears. I am as girly as they come, but I just never really thought about doing it until Kassi asks. Well, and Brad is totally against it until Kassi is older. I bet she looks adorable!

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  3. ShannaDecember 9, 2010 at 12:35 PM

    We just took all 3 of our girls in last Saturday to get them done. Hannah has been asking for months so we agreed she could get it done for her birthday. It was terrible to see how Emalee cried. I didn't hold her I made my sister do it and then I could be the one to console her when it was all over. :)

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  4. HeatherDecember 13, 2010 at 12:31 PM

    She looks adorable. Thanks for inviting me along.

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