Letter to Neil Canyon - 20 months

Dear Neil, (20 months)

March was the month the sickness fairy came to visit. You and I were sick almost the whole month, it seems! You had an ear infection and bronchitis at the end of February. That cleared up and then 2 weeks later you were sick again with another ear infection. Poor piglet! This was also the first time you were sick and you were up all night one night. That was hard to take - to hear you in pain, uncomfortable, and knowing there was nothing I could do to make you feel better. Fortunately by the end of March you were back to your normal happy self.

Because of all the sickness, March was a pretty quiet month. We did have some fabulous weather one week, however, so we really took advantage of that. For a whole week it ranged from 20-25 degrees! You LOVED being outside and playing. You played in puddles for the first time, you learned how to climb your little slide and slide down it. You ate outside at daycare and you walked from our house to grandmas in your t-shirt and sandals. I can tell it's going to be a fun summer!

Last weekend we went away to North Conway, NH for the weekend. I'm happy to confirm that you are still a very good traveler. Maybe that's because you traveled so much in your first year, but the 3 hour car ride didn't bother you one bit! We stayed at a hotel with a pool and you loved that so much! We went swimming and you were screeching with excitement the whole time. We played volleyball with your little blue ball, and you were bouncing it off your head and having a blast. It's always so great to see your wonderful smile.

You loved eating at Friendly's! You especially loved your dessert, lol!

You are starting to say a few words, finally: moo (your favourite), fini, banana (that one's new), dog, mama. And you understand what we're saying really well.

You also love to run around the house naked! I think that's your favourite time of day - after bath time. You're so excited to be pat down with the towel so you can run around naked. You giggle so much because it's so fun to be free. It'll be fun this summer when you can be naked in your little pool and run around outside naked.  hee hee

You've started to play tag, and love being chased. You get a kick out of it. You also want to play chase with Schooner, but he doesn't seem to interested in you. I think that frustrates you a little, or maybe it just frustrates Schooner. You chase him, he runs away, you go up to him, he gets up and walks in the other direction. I can tell you just want to play with him, so I'm sorry he's not a younger dog. Perhaps when you're older we'll get you a dog you can take care of and play with.

Piglet, your personality and amazing smile and love makes me so happy. I love that you are starting to give me hugs and kisses.  Keep that up okay?

xoxo
Mum and dad