nine months old today

No more of this sitting still for pictures on the couch — that's for babies! This is about all I could get out of Mr. Wiggles today. These photos capture him exactly the way he is right now: always on the move and full of life.




I did manage to get some calmer ones of him outside earlier this week. Here are some of those. Natural light is better, anyway.




I miss Ingrid. I expect to see her in her usual spots, and when I realize she's gone, I feel a pang of sadness all over again. After spending most of my adult life with cats in my home, it's strange not to have animals anymore. What hardest of all is realizing that we'll no longer see the excitement Daniel showed whenever he saw Cat. He'd shriek with happiness and wave his arms before commencing to torture her. Such a sound of joy.

Also, note to self: I should not play sad, nostalgic music at a time like this. Stick to NPR news. Or silence.