Baby’s (and Mom’s) Best Friend

Liam LOVES Kiki. He always smiles when he sees her, even rolling across the room just to play (see video). 

I suppose it could also be entitled, “Why We Have Dog Hair All Over the Floor”.Nike tends not to stay put, so he’s less fun to play with.   Maybe it’s because he’s getting old.  Now that he’s reached the ripe old age of 8, he doesn’t have to put up with that kind of nonsense like Kiki will (she’ll do anything for even the mere thought of a treat). I even found some black hairs a few weeks ago, so I guess that means he’s going grey. Makes me kind of sad, especially that he can only keep up with me for about 3-5 miles (earlier this year, he did 20!). This makes running at 5:30 am a less-than-appealing option. The way I see it, I have 4 options.  1) find someone willing and able to run at 5:30 with me; 2) make Steve wake up at 6:30 to watch Liam while I run before he goes to work; 3) get a new dog; and 4) Run by myself (alone, in the dark, carrying mace; you get the idea).  I think option #3 seems the most appealing (and most likely…).  If I mentioned #2 to Steve, he might even recommend getting a new dog instead. Too bad we’re only allowed to have two…

Luckily, however, Liam has found another best friend, one who’s always there for him and always makes him happy. And even though he leaves the mirrors a lot smudgier than before, we love having Baby Billy over to visit (with that cute face, who wouldn’t?).