A Long Day

Chiggie experienced two losses today. Two losses of a very different kind. One I anticipated and one that caught us both by surprise. As I was helping her get ready for school she made the casual comment that she hadn't heard Nosy (the hamster) last night. Neither of us thought much of it and she headed off to school.

When she got home from school I had to break the bad news. She hadn't heard Nosy for a reason. Nosy died. She was/is DEVASTATED. I was even taken slightly off guard by the severity of her reaction. It broke my heart to see her so upset. The little girls don't have much of an understanding, but Chiggie knows that death is forever. We comforted her the best we could and by the end of the night she even ate a little.

The second loss was more exciting and probably helped take the focus off the first. She lost another tooth. Her permanent teeth are coming in perfect too. Very exciting. She put the tooth under her pillow and I'm hoping it will give her something else to focus on tonight. 2 milestones, one good one bad, all in one day. She's growing up too fast.