Waiting for Daddy

On piano days we go outside after lessons and enjoy the last hour of the sunlight--usually waiting for Daddy. I wasn't able to get any good photos of Una's chasing after two dogs far down the block and pregnant me chasing her with indignant Heidi on my hip: "Na! Na!" (she was helping me to call Una). And I wasn't able to get shots of Daddy driving up at just that moment to see his dog assaulting our neighbor and her two dogs while wife and baby tried to chase them down. And then I wasn't able to get a good picture of Heidi's face when she saw "Dada!!" driving up (so happy!) and then her heart breaking as he drove the rest of the 20 yards home with Una riding in the passenger seat. She thought he was leaving again, poor thing. And the worst part was that I couldn't get a picture of Heidi running up the sidewalk and Daddy coming out to meet her--it was like the ending of The Incredible Journey but with people not dogs (Una refused to get out of the car). Definitely our most eventful homecoming thus far.


I'm still trying to learn about our flash--but I thought these were cute: Heidi tucking in her "baby." We are talking a lot about "baby" these days. She understands that one lives under Mommy's shirt somewhere and will eagerly point that out to anyone around if the word "baby" comes up in conversation. But I'm glad to see that she understands a few fundamentals: babies need a good pillow and blanket, lots of kisses, and lots of love! I love how lately she must go get her own blanket to make sure baby is warm.