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Patti's (my old neighbor in G'ville) daughter, Christine, recently got a dog from her local shelter.  Despite Patti telling her Christine to wait until after the family got back from a week-long trip to get a dog, she went ahead and got one anyway.  So, a few days after Christine brought her fuzzy friend home she asked me if we could watch the pup while they went on their trip.  After much thought Joseph and I agreed to watch her pup, Kodi.

I have to say, Christine found her self a great friend.  This pup is amazing.  He was described as a german shepherd-retriever Mix and, indeed, that's what he is.  Perfect blend of GS and possibly a golden retriever.  His gait is that of a GS and his drive is both GS and retriever.  He loves to retrieve and began retrieving to my feet right away.  Just incredible.  After a few days of sniffing each other through our kitchen gate and one on one introductions to Bailey, Gracie, and Ella Kodi has now taken up residence in our "doggy area" of the house and is playing & sleeping with his temporary pack.  

Seth at 10-months

Seth has made it past his 10-month birthday.  He is crawling, pulling up on everything, and cruising along furniture.  He uses lots of consonant sounds in his "speech", takes small items out of buckets (practicing his "release") and drops them, looks at and eats books, picks up puffs using a pincer grasp.  I am really happy with his development, thus far.  He poops about 4 times a day and is starting to sleep  through then night every now and then.  Tooth count= 5 (3 on top and 2 on the bottom).

Sam & Seth playing at the dog gate

Is Sam really my child?

Sam with Princess Belle

Sam went to bed with Tinkerbell PJ's on and when I went to check 

on her a few hours later she was asleep with her tutu on over her PJ's.  

Samantha loves anything to do with dresses, tutus, and princesses.  We recently got a box of hand-me-downs from my nieces and in the box were two leotards, one pink and one black, along with a few "Sunday dresses" I try to keep hidden.  I wonder if she will continue on this girly path or become more of a tom-boy as she ages.