Whew! Just Another Day

Yesterday was just another day, thank God! Danger and chaos loomed behind every corner. Yesterday almost became the day we lost the dogs. Then it almost became the day we had to rush Cutie Pie to the hospital for a head injury. Instead it was the most exciting and action packed boring day I've ever had.

I stayed home with Cutie Pie all day. Yep, that's right, I never left the house. Yet somehow, I managed to lose both of my dogs. The Roomba, aka best present ever, trapped itself in the bathroom. In the process of freeing it, one of the dogs must have gone into the bathroom and I shut him inside. I noticed that I hadn't seen him in a while. It wasn't until hours later when Cutie Pie was eating lunch/ playing the bongos on his highchair tray that I heard him bark. I felt bad for shutting the dog in a dark bathroom for hours. But at least he was in no real danger.

An hour later, my husband came home. The dogs, Cutie Pie and I all went outside to greet him. Then we all went back into the house, or so I thought. It turns out that my other dog did not come inside the house. We never noticed she was missing. Almost an hour later we heard frantic barking. I recognized the bark and yelled for the dog to be quiet. The barking wouldn't stop so I followed the sound to the front door. There was my dog sitting on the front stoop. Did I mention it was raining? Thank goodness she was OK. We are so lucky to have such a smart dog.

When I put Cutie Pie to bed that night, I remember thinking about the close call we had with the dogs and how grateful I was that everything turned out OK. Cutie Pie had a little extra energy but he seemed pretty happy so I put him in his crib and turned his soother on. Sometimes he'll lay there watching the pretty lights and just drift off by himself. I went about my evening, putting laundry away and when I came back in his room with a hand full of towels I saw something that made my heart stop. Cutie Pie was standing up in his crib, leaning over the side and reaching down like he was trying to touch something on the floor. If I had walked in just a minute later, I'm sure I would have seen him tumble head first out of his crib.

Cutie Pie's crib was immediately adjusted to accommodate his new found skills and the family made it through the day without having to rush to any hospitals. I'm so glad yesterday is over. I can only hope that tomorrow is boring.

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