Playtime

Arien spends quite a bit of time freely roaming the upstairs now (I try to always have a general idea of what room she is in).  Thankfully she doesn't seem interested in exploring the office which is good because she does seem to like to chew cords.  😒  Beren tries to play with her and sometimes I have to stop him because he gets too rowdy and I don't want Arien getting hurt.  Kira also likes to play with Arien, and I don't stop her because she is teaching Arien so much about boundaries, especially with biting!  Kira definitely seems to like Arien, but I think she gets annoyed with how much energy she has, but Kira has plenty of places to go that Arien can't get to yet, including the whole basement.   In general, Kira has been much more active this week which is good because she's kinda a fatty.  😂  Arien still spends the night as well as any time I'm not home in a separate room which Kira seems to appreciate.  Kira also started spending the night in bed with us again.  I'm really quite happy with how well Beren, Kira, and Arien are getting along.  ❤

Grooming Session

Arien decided to take this opportunity to groom herself.  I didn't mind.  She was actually fairly still which meant I easily got pictures of her.  She also looks super cute!  😍

Focus

She really gets focused on her toys!  Can you see how feisty she is??

Jumping Practice

Surprisingly, Arien does still fit into one hand, but sometimes she'll bite at my wrist and watch because she wants to be set down, so I only do this if she is calm.  I couldn't get Arien to sit in the bowl, no matter how hard I tried, so I laid her on her back and distracted her with a toy.  She's becoming much more confident in all her abilities, especially jumping.  She can jump from the floor to the seat of the couch instead of just climbing up.  It won't be too much longer until I am unable to keep her contained.  😬  Kira doesn't seem to mind that Arien is often left to wander around the upstairs.  In fact, Kira often seeks her out to play with her.  They still aren't affectionate friends, but they do seem to actually like each other at least a little.  😊

Playful Arien

I think I'm officially at the point that I can't get any pictures of Arien unless I use a toy to distract her from her desire to just jump out of the bowl and run around.  This often means that I catch some odd expressions on her face since she is so focused on the toy flying through the air.  I think she's really cute no matter her expression, but I am probably biased.  😊

Licker

Arien is so much harder to photograph unless I do it right after she has eaten, otherwise, she just wants to play and run around.  She has a bowl of water but doesn't seem to understand what to do with it.  Ironically, she licks everything but the water.  😂  She is so close to being weaned!  I can't wait to finally get more sleep!  Haha! 

Posing for Pictures

Arien is pretty good at posing for pictures.  However, sometimes she tries to eat my phone.  😂  These pictures are from oldest to newest.  I am impressed with how much you can see that her face has changed.  She looks more grown up.