We have had glowing reports from our doctor's visists. Her lab tests were all normal and in the two visits she has bounded up the growth chart. And she is strong! If there is a sport that invovles throwing heavy objects over your head behind you, she will rule it. Her nickname of "smack smack run" is proving less and less true, but when she does smack, it packs a wallop. And I am constantly amazed at her ability to climb on to things. She turned a tall soup pot over and was able to wiggle her way atop it, get her feet underneath her and stand up. It kind of reminded me of the seal act at Seaworld.
Lulu doesn't sleep much during the day, but goes to bed early and sleeps 13 hours straight. Which is wonderful, but I am exhausted by the end of her day and have only enough energy to stare at the wall. We have been working hard to babyproof the house, but she keeps finding ways to show us up. If there is something to be choked on within her reach, it is guarenteed to find its way in to her mouth. Pennies and Legos seem to be her favorite. She has become very quick to climb stairs, and even quicker once at the top to turn around and proceed to jump down the stairs. We have been able to catch her every time, but I worry about the day we are a little bit slow. But, her favorite activity is to bee-line to the dog's water bowl and splash. She knows her time is limited before we catch her and move it, so she usually starts with a grand act of putting her face straight in to the bowl and blowing bubbles before moving on to dumping the water all over the floor. And, if the water bowl is empty, she will grab the food bowl and start to lick it.
Which brings up how much she and Apple have in common. Aside from the dog bowls:
- They both love to find inappropriate things to put in their mouth (Apple has eaten many of Lulu's baby toys and we are constantly finding Lulu with one of Apple's bones in her mouth).
- They both love to eat food off the floor. We thought Lulu was throwing food on the floor for the dog, but we have since figured out that once she is out of her highchair, she will circle back under it and promptly begin to eat the very food she wasn't interested in when it was on her tray.
- If there is a body of water, they both want in. For Apple it is lakes and rivers, for Lulu it is puddles and baths. If Lulu is awake when Perrin is bathing, she does her best to climb head first in with him. She loves to watch from the side of the tub as it fills with water. She yells and jogs in place until she is lifted in.
- Both hate to be ignored. When Apple spots a passerby on her walk, she will lie down and wait for the person to approach. If the person does not tell her she is a pretty dog, Apple will leap straight in the air to lick their face. Lulu is much the same and will follow people around yelling at the top of her voice until they turn and smile at her. At which point she will smile back and wave hello like a sweet little girl.
