jake and i had a nice long pip-filled day. we both had some work projects this afternoon, so we tried to get to b-dale a little early to cram in some good times before we go to utah this week. are you ready? here is the stunner…piper jane wasnt a total spas case. i know, right? apparently, they had been weening a little too quickly, and that was part of the reason she was being such a terror (i mean that in the nicest loving mother way possible). so, they are going to go slower. today was the best visit i’ve had with pipsey in over a month. she still wasn’t very smiley or playful, but she also wasn’t abusive or irritable. that’s all right, because thankfully, i have a lot of really adorable pip smiles previously caught on camera to get by until i can get some more live action ones.

since i had a thing to go to, i couldn’t risk getting formula leaked all over me (it happens. and it happens a lot) from pip’s g-tube, so at first i refused to hold her. i told jake that since i could see her on tuesday, he could have her. eventually, i got jeal. it worked out because jake had to leave the room and he handed my pipsqueak over to me. by the way, let me interrupt to say that i regularly take naps in piper’s crib. the thing is huge. it’s really not that weird. i mean, it’s not that weird to me. other people kind of make a big deal about it…not at b-dale…and one previous hospital person was like “get out”. anyway, that explains these pics. back to the story, jake handed my pipsqueak over and she immediately laid down with me. something she doesn’t usually do. i melted like butter on a hot skillet.

camille, if you are reading, piper likes the kitty cat a lot. the only reason i’m using it as a pillow, was because my head needed to be just a little higher. and kitty did the trick.

pip can be very snuggly, but then she always ruins it by putting her finger all the way up your nose. or by trying to pull of your eyelashes.

yay, a good day! i’m so happy! like i said, we are going to utah on wednesday, and we have started getting nervous to leave because of piper’s slow recovery. today helped a little with that.

anyway, it was nice to see a tiny glimpse of my little peep. it has been a very difficult month without her sassy sass. i feel like i’ve lost my mojo too. my last few posts were booorrrriiiiiiing. i might as well have been talking about the Pythagorean theorem. <-i can hardly remember what that is, but it is my favorite thing to whip out at times like this…..

ps, when i am in piper’s crib and she isn’t, it totally throws her off. i’m talking, it realllllly confuses her. you should all do it to your kids and see how they react.