A Regular Ol' Week

          This week was just a regular ol' week for us at the Turner House.  We worked while RLT spent her days with Dodi.  She has been fighting a cold that has moved to her chest, but it certainly hasn't slowed her down.  Bugga is all over the place!  Also, this week, our sweet little girl's toe nail looks like it's beginning to fall off.  You see, a couple of weeks ago, she swung a door over top of it while she was swinging it back and forth.  It has been red, but it's starting to look a little more purple now.  We just hope that it doesn't get snagged again!

          We also sorted Baby Girl's clothes this week.  She is moving from 9 month to 12 month sized clothes.  After Chad and I looked over every piece and sorted them into their appropriate bags or drawers, RLT decided that she wanted to do the same thing!  If it wasn't so cute to watch her inspect each piece one by one, I'd be upset that I had to refold everything!

RLT is 45 Weeks Old!

Farewell to Gi-Gi

RLT turned ten months old this week. 

And my sweet Grandma Honey Dearie passed away on September 11, 2013.  My mom and Aunt Jodi were at her bedside when she took her last breath.  Just as she had wanted.  Those two women were everything that Grandma could have asked for these past two weeks.  They didn't leaver her side.  They tended to her every need.  I am so proud to look up to them as I am sure Grandma is so proud to have called them her own.  

My dearest Grandma Honey Dearie will forever live on in my heart.  She was a strong and courageous woman!  May I try to instill this sense in my own sweet daughter.  I love you, Grandma Honey Dearie.

RLT is 10 Months Old!

Our little girl is ten months old today!

Bugga is so precious when it comes to sleep.  We are really too lucky!  She sleeps until 7 or 8 on the weekends (like she knows it's a weekend!) and melts in to her crib when we lay her down for a nap.  The girl definitely takes after her daddy in that she loves to sleep!

Sweet girl is really starting to show some personality.  If she is not pleased about where she is, what she is doing, or who is holding her, she will let you know it.  As soon as she is satisfied, and by soon I mean at the drop of a hat, she will smile and giggle.  It's actually quite amusing!

Homegirl is using her six teeth to devour some green beans.  She also kicks her legs and smiles real big when she sees yogurt coming her way.  Puffs and Cheerios are a favorite as well.  It's actually quite adorable.  Dodi taught her to bite the puffs and Cheerios in half with her front teeth.  It is so cute, and I must say a great fine motor activity!

RLT is officially a crawler!  But, she still prefers the army crawl.  All I know is that our floors have never been so clean!

Baby Girl loves to dance, play Peek A Boo, and read.  She loves to crawl over the front door and look at her reflection in it.  She also has a fascination with shoes!

Moving Gi-Gi to Hospice

My Grandma Honey-Dearie quickly declined this week.  When I returned to Indy on Friday, I was shocked.  I got there at about 10am.  Only a couple of times did she show any recognition of who I was.  I showed her a video that RLT had made for her that very morning, and Gi-Gi seemed to recognize her.  

That afternoon, Grandma Honey Dearie was moved to a wonderfully compassionate Hospice facility.  The nurses and doctors have an approach that is far different than in a hospital setting.  While our hearts were breaking, it was comforting to be in such a place that our beloved was so cared for.  

Learning of Gi-Gi's Illness

We got a call on Friday that my Grandma Honey-Dearie (Gi-Gi) went to the hospital due to shortness of breath.  Mom and I raced up there that night and learned some sad news.  Our beloved had Stage 4 lung cancer that had metastasized into her bones.  This explains the great deal of neck and hip pain that she has had for the past month and a half.  

The weekend was spent learning about Grandma's disease, visiting with family from Indy, and then bringing RLT up to see Gi-Gi.  I will cherish the sound of Gi-Gi's voice saying "There's that happy baby!" when our sweet little girl came into her room.