Thursday

Roxie and I had a long night last night.  We had ANOTHER thunderstorm at 4:00 a.m. and I was up with her for about an hour as she vomited, pooped, paced, panted and barked.  I called her vet this morning and they agreed that since the heavy blanketing and benadryl didn't help, it was time for something a little stronger.  I now have a mild sedative to give her when storms are predicted. We gave her one this afternoon at the vet's suggestion to see how quickly it works and to see how she reacts. It took a while but it definitely kicked in and made her sleepy.  It might storm again tonight...we'll see if she and I get a good night's sleep.

Before

After

Cute. Hard to keep her tongue in her mouth when she's so sleepy and toothless.

Dillon had a little play date with his friends, M&M.

We all went out for lunch at Pizza Hut afterwards.  And left quickly because Jackson thought he was going to throw up.  He didn't. This nurse is out of bedside manner.

Andrew and I work on Dillon's speech flashcards with him quite a bit.  I recorded it all tonight because he was fired up and on a roll.  I can tell it feels so good to him to speak.  I love it. My favorite line is, "That's nice brown ice cream."  And how he is SO excited about the milk.