Giddyup

It's birthday party season in these here parts, what with all the little doggies being born within a couple months of each other. One of Roxi's pardners in crime, Zander, happens to have horses. Lots of 'em. So you can well imagine what a fine time was had at his party on Saturday. This was our cowgirl's first horseback ride.

So Many Teeth, So Little Time

Roxi's bottom left canine broke through today, and its bottom right counterpart isn't far behind. 14 down, 6 to go.

If You Can't Beat 'Em

We never thought we'd be one of those families with a yard full of plastic. But then Rob stumbles across a faux log cabin that a co-worker's kids have outgrown ... and then a play set. And they're so reasonably priced. Too good of a deal to pass up, really. And here we are.



But look how happy:

Ain't We Got Fun

A conversation from the weekend:
Rob: "You're just the cutest."
Roxi: "You're just the silliest."

Lounging

Chomp

Roxi's first canine tooth broke through yesterday (upper left). 13 chompers down, 7 to go ... before she loses them all and has to start from the top.

A Good Day

We got the best possible news at Roxi's follow-up appointment with the surgeon. Her eyes are healing so well that he doesn't need to see her for another six weeks. Even better, it appears that her eyes are aligned and working together. As in, both at the same time. As in, binocular vision.

I pause here for a hearty HOORAY.

This doesn't imply a definitive "problem solved" result. We won't know the long-term prognosis for a while. Her alignment could certainly change. Roxi will be wearing her glasses at least until the next checkup six weeks from now, and she may still need them at that time.

But at the moment, all is fabulously, wonderfully well.

Below is what our sweet girl looks like today. Her eyes are slowly healing from a fire engine red to a yellow-orange. She should make it back to white in another two weeks. In the meantime, she's not in any pain. She had 3-4 doses of Tylenol after the surgery, and that was it. She'll get twice daily doses of eye ointment until Thursday, at which point she'll be free of all medication.



The smudge you see over her left eye isn't part of the healing process, it's part of the eating macaroni and cheese for lunch process.

It's been a very fine day indeed.