Our dog, Sherlock, died yesterday. I found him on my way down the driveway after dropping Kennedy off at Mom's. I knew the moment I saw him lying there that he was dead because he never sleeps there....he would have run to greet me when I pulled in her driveway. He had no marks on him at all, so I really hope he died of natural causes in his sleep. It is possible that he was hit by a car and then came to lay down and died of internal injuries, but there really were no marks. One of the reasons I hope it was natural is that I feel guilty for letting him outside the night before. He was behind the couch and I heard his tail wagging when I was giving Dudley (other dog) some pizza crust. I remembered the flea/tick issue we are having, so I gave Sherlock some crust and let him outside.... I guess I'll never know if his being inside would have saved him.
Benjamin took it pretty hard when I told him. He asked me why I told him and that he wished I hadn't because he would feel bad if he didn't know. I put on a movie and told him it might take his mind off of it a little bit. He started crying a couple of times during 'Cars' and said he couldn't forget about it. He also said that it was the worst day of his life. Poor baby hasn't lost anyone/anything he has loved before (since he's been conscious enough about life/death to know its permanence.).
This reminds me that something I want to remember.... A couple of months ago Benjamin saw an episode of Oprah about a baby that had died (Elliot) and in the middle of it he burst out into tears for the baby. He then cried a few more times before bed that night about 'the baby that died'. He is pretty sensitive. Just a week before that he was watching "Benjamin Button" with us and started crying because he was sad the baby might not live. My sweet boy!
Friday, September 4, 2009
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
9/1/09
Today is Kennedy's 10 month birthday. Crazy how time flies. I want to make sure I record some of my feelings and significant happenings in my kids lives here.
Benjamin started Kindergarten a few weeks ago. On Sunday before his 3rd week, he started coughing and ended up at the Dr. on Monday with pneumonia. He was so pitiful. It was really hard for him to breath. They sent us home with antibiotics, steroids, and a breathing treatment machine. He is much better now -- back at school last Thursday after being out 3 days.
We visited Huntsville for Sophie's 6th birtday party last weekend. Lots of fun with waterslide and pool. Kennedy got in the small pool and was able to walk around a bit. I think some of the other mothers probably looked at me as a bit negligent (not that anyone said anything - I'm just imagining this) because I just let her tumble around a bit since she was able to recover pretty well herself. She would go under and just put her hands down and stand back up. I tend to go with the hands off approach in situations like this. I think part of it is a bit of laziness (just wait until I'm needed and then I'll jump in), a bit of just wanting to make my kids self-sufficient/tough, and a bit of me not being a natural 'nurturing' mom that wants to run to comfort/rescue my kid immediately.
Kennedy began walking at 8 1/2 months -- crazy. Now she is a pro. People are amazed and I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel proud that my kid is so advanced :-). We knew she would be when she was holding her head up on the day she was born!
Benjamin got his first progress report from school yesterday. His teacher, Ms. Donna, said that he was a wonderful student, always trying his best, and that she is proud of him. I read those words to him and told him that I was also proud of him. From the other room he responded that he was proud of himself. It was cute.
More later.
Benjamin started Kindergarten a few weeks ago. On Sunday before his 3rd week, he started coughing and ended up at the Dr. on Monday with pneumonia. He was so pitiful. It was really hard for him to breath. They sent us home with antibiotics, steroids, and a breathing treatment machine. He is much better now -- back at school last Thursday after being out 3 days.
We visited Huntsville for Sophie's 6th birtday party last weekend. Lots of fun with waterslide and pool. Kennedy got in the small pool and was able to walk around a bit. I think some of the other mothers probably looked at me as a bit negligent (not that anyone said anything - I'm just imagining this) because I just let her tumble around a bit since she was able to recover pretty well herself. She would go under and just put her hands down and stand back up. I tend to go with the hands off approach in situations like this. I think part of it is a bit of laziness (just wait until I'm needed and then I'll jump in), a bit of just wanting to make my kids self-sufficient/tough, and a bit of me not being a natural 'nurturing' mom that wants to run to comfort/rescue my kid immediately.
Kennedy began walking at 8 1/2 months -- crazy. Now she is a pro. People are amazed and I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel proud that my kid is so advanced :-). We knew she would be when she was holding her head up on the day she was born!
Benjamin got his first progress report from school yesterday. His teacher, Ms. Donna, said that he was a wonderful student, always trying his best, and that she is proud of him. I read those words to him and told him that I was also proud of him. From the other room he responded that he was proud of himself. It was cute.
More later.
long time
I can't believe I've waited this long to post again. I really want to use this blog as a way to document some memories since I don't have a great memory of regular daily events. In fact, I just read through my other few entries from a year and a half ago and didn't really remember a couple of details. I'm going to do better!
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