Growing UP

Emma always wants me to measure her...she is just sure she is getting bigger. Usually it's barely noticeable. But this week she grew. Seriously, it couldn't have been that long since I last measured her, and she grew at least a half inch! So to all those who said her extreme tiredness was because of a growth spurt, you are correct! She is also acting older, which for me is more exhausting, because she wants to do EVERYTHING herself. It dawned on me because the most common phrase out of her mouth right now is "I want to do it," or "I can do it myself!" or some variation of that. I know it's a recurring phase, but now that I have realized we are here again, I'm trying to find more things for her to help with or better ways to communicate when she can't actually help...and not freak out when she helps herself. 

In other news, Pepper collapsed a half mile into our run/walk today. I think she just had a cramp, but I took her to the vet. Her lungs sound "harsh," so we are going to look into a chest X-ray for her to make sure there are no issues. Growing up is becoming getting older for Pepper.

In the midst of our craziness today, we painted our nails!