Curls...
I feel like I spend all day long every day chasing around a head full of bouncy red curls. Today we went to Cooper's Rock State Forest for Bella's first hike! Well, we went on a tiny hike yesterday, but this one was bigger and more deliberate. Plus, we took the dog, which really ups the "Real Hike" quotient in my mind. Anyways, Bella did great. The trail was a mess, very uneven, muddy. She was just running around having a blast. I got some amazing photos of her and Charlie together! We were out there for about an hour, maybe a little more, and we hiked for under a mile! Things just take longer with Bella around.
We returned home sweaty and muddy to find that our landlord had stopped by in our absence to repair a leaky faucet, and left us with no water! Apparently he was "fixing" it and "broke" something so now we have "no water."
I curled up with Bella like I always do, to help her down for her nap. We're doing a lot better; we've reached the No Twiddle zone, which is just a great place to be! She fell asleep pretty quickly, and I found myself drifting off with her. I woke up to a huge, huge, huge crash of thunder that sounded like it was about to rip the roof off the house. The bed and walls were literally vibrating from the force of it! Bella was all snugged up against me, wearing only a diaper, all snuggly soft babyflesh and bouncy curls. I held her a little closer with all that thunder. I thought I should get up, but the thunder was just so LOUD and scary, I didn't want to leave her. I fell asleep again, and we slept together for three and a half hours! Her usual nap time is about two hours. Sleepy us!
We decided to get a room at a hotel just to take showers; I don't like to leave my dog alone overnight, so we are back home to sleep for the night. At the hotel, we went to the pool and swam for an hour and had a wonderful time. I just felt so happy, in the warm water with my baby in my arms smiling and laughing and splashing.
Now, of course, I'm up when I should be sleeping. So I better get to bed, lots more chasing to do tomorrow!