Frenemies and Other Milestones

Piper and Quinn have the classic love-hate relationship that most (small) dogs and (small) children eventually develop, especially if the dog was there first. Piper loves Quinn and has never hurt her, but she now growls any time Quinn approaches her. Not that I totally blame her, these approaches usually involve a 16 pound baby coming at her holding a weapon (toy) and petting (more like smacking) her repeatedly while ignoring the growls. Quinn just smiles and laughs. She loves Piper. If Piper moves to a new spot, Quinn follows, and she is a very fast and proficient crawler these days. I am torn during these interactions. I don't like Piper growling at Quinn, but I don't like Piper feeling preyed upon either. So, the other night I put Piper in the Play n' Pack to protect her. She ended up staying in there for like 20 minutes.


At one point, Quinn discovered her, and they full on made out with each other through the mesh, prison-style.


All was forgotten over puffs and cheerios the next day.


But, they quickly returned to old habits, Piper growling, and Quinn shoving her fingers right into her mouth.


See this adorable little girl?



She hit two important milestones last night!

First of all, she went from a crawling position to standing all on her very own while playing on my parents' lawn last night. She was so proud of herself. We were so excited! The grass seems to help keep her balanced/reassured that if she falls, it is soft/she is eager to have the least amount of body parts touching the grass as possible.

Second of all, she signed "more" repeatedly last night while playing "Lagoon" with Ali. We have been working on some signs on and off (mostly off) for the last couple of months, but last night, our little daredevil was loving all the wild "rides" (throwing her in the air in the style of rides at Lagoon) Ali was taking her on, and it was enough to motivate her to sign more to get a worn out Ali to keep going.

And some more good news! Quinn has slept much better the last two nights, and is now cool with her crib again! Hooray! This picture is of her sleeping on the couch after a trip to Target wore her out, but she did take one her naps in her crib yesterday!