Hey hon!
I''m so glad that you got to have a BBQ! How fun! It sounds like you have been very busy, and working hard, I'm so proud of you. Things here are getting crazy now that classes have started. I'm taking one online class, and then Anatomy and Physiology in person all day on Saturdays! My mom will have Piper for 8 hours on Saturday, and I'm going to miss her so very much. I have to figure out how I'm going to pump at school, because I will be there all day. Then on Sundays I'm taking Tessa to puppy school, to calm her butt down. I got her a new collar, and she is doing so much better on walks. I've gotten to the point where I can take Piper in the Ergo, and Tessa on the leash, and walk calmly. Soon I am going to try to tie Tessa to the stroller, and take her on the longer walk.

I've been thinking a lot about you lately, and how much you are missing out on with Piper. It is truly breaking my heart Bredin. I really hope that I can have my Lactation Certification by next April, so you can get a different job, and be home with us for good. I can't even think about the reality of you leaving every year for 7 months. It is so unfair that you don't get to be with Piper as she grows. I'm not trying to be a sappy, but it has been on my mind a lot lately.

She is getting so big! She is too long for all her clothes now, and too skinny for the next size, so I am having a lot of trouble finding her things to wear. She is rolling all over the place, front to back, back to front, side to side. She can hold onto the couch for about ten minutes and stand up! She is saying Mama, and it is the most wonderful sound in the world! She doesn't quit know who Mama is yet, but she can say it! Every day I show her a picture of you and we practice saying Dada, so she is getting close on that too. She can give raspberries, and mimics me when I give them to her! I fall deeper in love with her everyday!

I have to get back to school work before Piper gets up, so I will talk to you more tomorrow!

I love you so very much,
Mari-Cait and Piper