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Octopus Cora


 November 26th 2020. Today is Thanksgiving. A quite peculiar Thanksgiving this year since it’s just myself, my husband and Cora. Usually my house is full of people and I’m ready to entertain. This is the first Thanksgiving in 9 years where it will just be the 3 of us. Truthfully, and we all agreed, this doesn’t feel like Thanksgiving, but an ordinary day where I happen to cook enough food to feed an army. 

 Cora is happy per usual, and because it is Thanksgiving, she is extra happy. Not because of all of the awesome food she will eat, but because of the extra TV time she will get while I get everything ready. We ate early, around one, and then brought a few plates of food to Gramma. Once we were home Cora took a short nap...too short. 

 After her nap, we all enjoy some much needed family time. Cora loves her tent that is housed in a corner of the  living room, a little pink tent that one of our neighbors gave her for her birthday. Cora forcibly, but in a sweet way, gets Brett and I to squeeze inside the child sized tent made for a single toddler. First, she grabs our hands and adorably pats the tent floor saying “sit.” How could we resist?? Before she can climb into the tent, she of course has to gather various items which include, Ellie (a elephant security blanket), Bear, Moo, and finally her blanket. So, here we are, the 3 of us and a collection of stuffed animals and a blanket, crammed into a child sized tent. Brett and I looking at each other, knowing this is undoubtedly going to be a dangerous adventure, but a much appreciated and loved experience, full of smiles and laughs and quite possible a few black eyes.

 Cora, with a massive smile on her face begins to crawl around using us as her personal jungle gym. Maybe she is training for a karate match as we feel a tiny foot jam into our throat, a sudden hand slap to the face, and a knee to the big fin. I think in that moment she transformed into the cutest octopus I have ever seen. We FaceTimed with Gramma, which was nice for a second, while our child’s sprawling tentacles momentarily retracted. She was distracted by the phone, and Brett and I were able to take a breath. However, ADD sets in and the jungle gym is once again open for business. I looked at Brett and wished him luck as I slowly escaped the sea with octopus Cora. I felt slightly bad watching Brett be mauled by our tiny spawn, but honestly, I was loving every second of it.

 I went to get us all a delicious slice of homemade pumpkin pie that Cora helped me make the night before. We sat and ate pie, and it was a moment of bliss following a memory that will indeed stick with us forever. Bath time ensues and our octopus has returned back to her normal self, an angel baby who just wants to brush her teeth while sitting on the toilet “pooping.” 

 All clean and ready for bed, we begin the bedtime routine. Cuddles with dad while mom rests her head on dad’s other shoulder. We sing Goodnight Cora and lay her down. Night night sweet girl, morning will come soon and we can’t wait for our next adventure. 

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