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Avocado Attempt & Abandonment

14 Monday Apr 2014

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Today, I was feeling extra motivated, like it might be time to not only make Easter treats, but also make my first big batch of avocado for Jacyn.

I do not like avocados myself (though I wish I did) and, therefore, this is an entirely new process to me…DSC03529DSC03530DSC03531

Here is my first ever de-pitted and pealed avocado…DSC03532

Awesome.  I only have five more to go.

Luckily, before I went any further, Ben called me.  I told him about my avocado troubles. He said to leave them alone and he would finish them.

Ben to the Rescue, as usual (in the kitchen, that is)!! 

When Ben got home, he took one look at my mess and immediately pointed out that the avocados were not nearly ripe enough for this.  Ugh, seriously?  After all of that?

Okay, no avocados for Jacyn tonight.  We went with bananas instead.

I do plan to attempt avocados again soon, so I did some research tonight and came across some awesome avocado information.

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Check out Ode to My Pantry to learn all you ever wanted to know about avocados, including how to tell if they are ripe!

I may not be the best in the kitchen, but I don’t think Jacyn holds it against me!!! DSC03540DSC03533

Love, ~Ann

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Discovering Friendship!!

11 Friday Apr 2014

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Lilly is definitely our first baby. We were pretty nervous about how Lilly would react when we brought Jacyn home from the hospital. We had heard many different stories from others.  It seemed that a common puppy reaction was to be very protective of the new baby.

The nurse told us to take the receiving blanket home and let Lilly smell it, so we sent that home from the hospital with Ben’s parents.  Ben’s mom took Lilly up to the nursery and reminded her that we were bringing a new baby home.  This all happened while we were still at the hospital.

When we arrived home, I was so anxious to see how Lilly reacted, but it really wasn’t much of a reaction at all.  She just sniffed the car seat and studied Jacyn for a while.  I could not tell how this was going to go.

In the few days that followed, it seemed like Lilly was not too overly protective or jealous, both reactions I had heard from others.  When I would feed Jacyn or hold her, Lilly would go lay down away from us.  In my mind, Lilly was very sad, but I think that was only in my (crazy hormonal) mind.

There was one instance where Lilly peed on a small mat we had out in the living room, where Jacyn played.  We thought this was strange; We punished Lilly, threw the mat away, and nothing like that has happened since.

Now, I see the two of them becoming closer.  Lilly comes around Jacyn more often, and Jacyn is extremely interested in Lilly.  I always catch her watching Lilly from a distance, and she even smiles at her – all the time!  When she is in close proximity to Lilly, Jacyn always reaches for her to try to touch her.

This morning I caught Jacyn watching Lilly while she slept.  Jacyn stared and stared, as if saying, “Please wake up. It’s time to play!”  Lilly often brings her toys to Jacyn and sets them on her hand (or on her face) and then barks at Jacyn, as if pleading, “Come on! Throw my baby for me!”

I am excited for them to start to play together and discover each other, and I am certain this will be a remarkable friendship!!!

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Love, Ann 

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