Showin' the Sis Around

Things have been pretty busy lately. Who knew getting a little baby sister would be so much work, eh? I can't imagine I was anything like this.

So, this weekend I figured I should introduce Paige to some more of her family. We went up to Grandma and Grandpa's house and let her meet Great Grandma and Great Grandpa, a bunch of aunts and uncles and lots of friends.

It was a good time, even though I had to split the attention with Paige. Luckily, though, we get along pretty well.

Showing Their Stripes

We've been getting a little stir-crazy in the house (Paige isn't much of a traveler yet), so Daddy and I took a nice little trip over to Moline to go the Zoo today. For the most part, it was wonderful.

In a perfect world, I would be telling you about how great it was to see the lions, jaguars, leopards, mountain goats, turtles, giant snakes and bears. I could amuse you with stories about how a little bird in the aviary landed on my head (it was HILARIOUS) and how I rode on a Leopard on the carousel. There were wonderful giraffes, wrestling monkeys and cute little bobcats. I even got to pet a goat.

What I DIDN'T get to see, however, was a tiger. Oh, there was a tiger exhibit, but apparently those big kitties were too busy to make an appearance for a little girl who drove over an hour to see them.

Here is a picture of the Tiger exhibit...



And here is a picture of a sad little girl that just wanted to see a Tiger...

Falling Off the Paige

So, for the most part, all is well with the little sister.

Except that her belly button fell off yesterday. I'm not sure if she is still under some kind of warrenty or something, cuz we might want to get that fixed.

Then again, I went through my own bout of baby tummy leprocy back in the day and I ended up OK.

Check Up

There was a check-up at the doctor today, but it wasn't me. It was Paige's turn on the table.

Things went well. She came in at 8 lbs, 1 oz and 20 inches (or so). They were having some epic problems with a new computer system, so we didn't get the percentages. And for some reaseon they had her birth weight listed at 8 lbs 4 oz, instead of the 7 lbs 9 oz they told Mommy and Daddy when she was born.

Between that and the copious amounts of hair she has, I gotta wonder if there wasn't a switcharoo. But then again, she is very well behaved and super cute, so she must be my sister.

Other than all that, the docs said she was perfect.

Like I said, if she is perfect she's GOTTA be my sister.

Cruisin Double Time

Now that Paige has arrived, I was worried that we would have a stroller problem. I mean, there isn't much room in that basket underneath.

But apparently Mommy and Daddy saw this coming, cuz we got some new wheels! They're pretty sweet. I've got a seat right up front, while Paige has a spot to lay down in back. That's good, cuz I like to look around while Paige seems to just like to sleep. In fact, it isn't just the stroller. She's always sleeping.

Anyway, we've taken it out for a walk the last few nights, and I must say it rides like a dream. Can't wait to take a trip around the mall with it.

New Arrival

OK, you aren't going to believe this...

As I mentioned before, Mommy and Daddy had been acting a little wierd lately. Mommy was gaining weight, although she hadn't been eating that much more. They had also been buying all kinds of clothes, but they were waaay too small for me. They were also buying toys that looked kinda boring - I was playing with that kind of stuff when I was a baby.

Anyway, one night during dinner Mommy got a bad tummy ache. It was so bad that Daddy took her to the hospital. Good thing Grandma Sara was there.

So they were gone for a day or so, then all of a sudden Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Rico showed up. The four of us loaded up in the car and drove to the hospital to see Mommy.

And you aren't going to believe what she had with her...

A BABY!!!

Now, I know what you are thinking. After two years of telling you my stories on this blog, I started to run out of material so I took the easy way out and wrote a baby into the script like a bad sit com.

But it's a for-reals baby sister. For me. And we get to take her home on Saturday.

Her name is Paige and she is super cute. I love her tons already, even though she has much more hair than I ever had.

And, of course, if I do run out of material I might have to give you some stories about her.