I knew there would be snow on the ground this morning when I woke up. You could feel the air changing yesterday; a storm was blowing in. No surprise whatsoever, it's been snowing cats and dogs today. Of course, one can't entirely explain to a toddler why we played outside yesterday and that we can't play outside today because of the driving snow. Poor Cailin stripped down to nothing but her squeaky shoes and bounced off the walls after hearing that news. She is also fairly cranky due to the pending arrival of several eye teeth; they are all on the move now. None of us can wait until they come in and relieve our normally cheerful girl of her bad mood. Unfortunately she was completely out of baby Tylenol this morning and had to suffer a mouth ache until we could get more. That - paired with her wanting to play outside - was causing a bit of heart break this morning. There was only one thing to do. To the pet store.
We bundled up, made a mad dash to the car and we were off. Cailin knew where we were going and made animal noises all the way there, chatting happily to me. She also demanded the sunroof cover be opened and closed a million times. Don't ask; it's Daddy's fault.
Once safely out of the wind inside the store, Cailin made a beeline to the guinea pigs. She watched them the longest this time. I happen to find them cute and fluffy so no issues watching them. She also liked the kittens and chinchilla. My favorite part was when one of the hedgehogs woke up and peeked at us from its little shelter. It was a tiny one, and it had the sweetest button face. Cailin watched him for as long as he was awake. All too soon he curled into a tiny spiky ball and went back to sleep.
Cailin has been in there enough to know the circuit. Once we looked at the rodent type species, we gawked at the puppies. With only a passing glance at the birds, she wandered over to look at the fish. From there we picked up a (huge) bag of food for Bailey. As a side note, they changed her food to be more "healthy". I hope she eats it.
When checking out the puppies in the open pen, Cailin suffered a playful nip from the littlest pup. She grabbed her hand back, yelled "OWIE" and burst into tears. The puppies felt bad and crowded around her. She showed me her injured finger (very exaggerated), but didn't want to leave the puppies very badly. She's a tad dramatic when teething apparently.
After her puppy trauma, we went and talked to the pharmacist about some relief from this very annoying teething pain and ended up with children's Advil. I bought some of the old reliable stuff too, just in case she didn't take to the chewable tablets. I shouldn't have worried, the tablet when down like a piece of candy.
Cailin enjoyed herself thoroughly in the pharmacy. She ran around and collected items and deposited them in unique places. I'm glad everyone thought she was so adorable. They'll be finding bath puffs in strange places for some time...
Well, I'm off to another prenatal appointment. I don't anticipate any poking, prodding, blood tests or the like, but wish me luck just in case. Update forthcoming.
Oh! Did I mention Jellybean now has a name??
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