Our Family is Growing

Dear Readers,

A few months ago we found out we were expecting.

We were excited, a little scared.

All the normal feelings that happen when you think about an addition to your family.

Felicity has been begging for a sister for a long time now.

soooooooooooo...

We got her a puppy.

She has wanted one of those for a long time too.

It seemed like a good way to stall for time on the sister thing.

Up until now we have had big reasons why we couldn't have a dog...

• Apartment
• No Pets Allowed
• No yard
• Carpet
• No fence

So when we knew we were looking to buy our own place Bee played her cards right...

• "We have a house..."
• "We make the rules..."
• "We have a large yard..."
• "We have no carpet..."
• "We have a fence"

In the end we gave in and said she could have a dog.

It doesn't help that Mr. Loggerhead's parents raise dogs and every time we visited them we went home with a  serious case of the puppy-blues.

It also doesn't help that I grew up with golden retrievers and am therefore a sucker for any dog with that yummy, coppery, apricot colored hair-coat.

Toss in some curls and I'm sunk.

Meet Dune.

(after his first haircut)

He is a miniature poodle.

He's 6 months old.

He is adorable.

We kinda thought we were taking the easy route when we added a puppy instead of a baby to our family...

But the ironic thing is that having Dune is a lot like having another kid.

• He vies for a place in my lap.
• He must be bathed and groomed.
• Sometimes he smells.
• He has opinions about his food.
• He whines.
• He gets loud.
• He must be taught good manners.
• He requires supervision, correction and time-outs.
• He joins the nightly train of children who make their way from their own beds into ours.
• He pulls out toys and doesn't put them away.
• He gets cranky if he is tired, hungry,bored,  too hot or too cold.
• He doesn't like to be alone.
• We can't leave him in the car.
• He needs to be potty trained.
• He likes everybody else's toys better than his own.
• He jumps on the furniture.
• He puts things in his mouth he shouldn't.
• He loves to play games.
• He chases the other kids.
• He wants our attention and our praise.
• Sometimes he has to be carried.
• We hope he doesn't get sick.
• He is another mouth to feed. Felicity ropes him into tea parties and dress-up.
• T-boy wrestles with him.
• Prosper pulls his hair.
• He has his own personality.
• He loves treats.
• He struggles to sit still.
• He's wary of unfamiliar people and dogs.
• He doesn't always listen, obey, or come when he's called.
• We worry about him going in the street.
• He isn't crazy about vegetables.
• He thinks he's bigger than he is.
• He pushes his limits.
• He is loyal and loves unconditionally.
• He makes us laugh.
• We love his silly ways.
• He's wiggled and cuddled his way into our hearts.

Love,

Not Pregnant In NE