Good 'ole Charlie must have known a thing or two about parenthood! It has been quite the week with young Oliver, but the Dickens quote is definitely an exaggeration with how things are going.
We were not able to drop Oliver off at puppy training school as we had planned because he came down with a bug. After waking us up every two hours with dry heaving for two nights in a row, we decided he should stay home until he was feeling better. Two vet visits later and antibiotic, probiotic, and cough suppressant in tow, we are happy to say that he is back to his normal, happy self. No one said having a puppy is easy ... or cheap!
Although we love him immensely, we were slightly enthusiastic to drop him off for two weeks this morning so that we can finally get some things done. Having a puppy has given the two of us an early start to parenting - it requires a lot of team work, little sleep, and much patience. If I want to shower, I make sure R can watch him or I stick Oliver in his crate so he doesn't get into any trouble, etc, etc. It is definitely a 24 hour job but worth every minute. His sweet little face was so sad when we dropped him off - I think the memories from being at the shelter are still fresh on his mind. I felt guilty leaving him there - I am definitely looking forward to picking him up and seeing if he has been a good student.
When I got home from summer school on Friday, I came through the front door to the sounds and mess of the upstairs construction, the sight of R and Oliver drenched from playing ball in the rain, and the constant barking of Oliver after being crated so he could dry off and not get in the way of the workers. Needless to say, I took one exasperated look at R and told him that I needed to find my zen. There wasn't anything to do but laugh at the chaos, so I decided to take a video to document the madness:
Crack dog and construction from tracy adams on Vimeo.
In other news, I am down to just 7 more weeks. Little G has been entertaining us with his constant moves/jabs across my belly, and I am thankful to still have an "innie" with my ever expanding belly. Nothing against anyone who has an outie - I just prefer my innie. :)
We are meeting with our pediatrician this week just to make sure it is a good fit and also will be taking the hospital tour. The childbirth classes, breastfeeding class and baby care basics class are all coming up - so many things to look forward to this month! Not really, but I am hopeful that they will be informative and worth our time. One of R's friends sent us several baby dvds many moons ago. I decided to watch one titled, "Laughing and Learning About Childbirth." First of all, the title really annoys me because who finds childbirth funny? Definitely not me when I have to think about what is going to happen. You know, down there. Not funny. I wasn't laughing, but I did learn some about what to expect. I've seen my sister give birth to my niece, and she had a very nice, easy delivery. She also had an epidural though, which I am going to TRY (key word: try) not to get. Yeah, we'll see how long that goes, right? Anyway, back to the video. The lady talked about the six preliminary signs of labor. And thankfully, I only have one at this stage - Braxton-Hicks contractions.
While we are excited to meet him and see what he looks like, we are content with Little G chillin' in his baby house for several more weeks. I forgot to mention how UNCOOPERATIVE he was during our 3D/4D ultrasound. Ummmm... like father, like son? Hehe... just kidding, babe! Kind of. ;) Baby G did NOT want to show us his face. He must love his limbs because he literally had his arms blocking his face the whole time and even brought his legs up in front of his face at one point. Nice flexibility, I will admit! (He definitely does not get that from me!) We got a peek at his chubby cheeks and had some nice side profile shots but did not ever get a clear view of his entire face. Oh well, I guess there will be some element of surprise after all. The ultrasound technician was so nice and had me try everything to get him to move his hands away - drinking juice, eating crackers, laying on both sides, doing the downward dog yoga pose (seriously)... but he wouldn't budge. It's okay - we enjoyed getting to see him on the big screen and watch him swallow, hiccup, and be his little stubborn self. Let's hope that he's not TOO stubborn, and if he is, that babies are easier to train than puppies. :)
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