Well, it’s been almost a month since I’ve posted. A fact that I am not too happy about. But we’ve been keeping busy and I haven’t had much time at all to post or even to read the blogs I follow. I’ve fallen a bit behind since I usually try to read a bit while I nurse Zane but he only nurses for 5 – 10 minutes at a time, so not much reading is happening. 😉 He’s not in the sleepy newborn stage anymore where they just lay there and sleep. Nope. He’s a big boy now and loves to smile and coo and be talked to. We have lots of sweet talks together. He’s very expressive with his cooing and will string lots of coos together like he’s trying to tell a whole story. His little eyebrows bouncing up and down while he tries to convey his feelings…. and he laughs… he’s also super ticklish. He’s really just an altogether wonderful little person! So happy and easygoing. I am so spoiled with this one! 😉
Really though, all this should be going in Zane’s update which is 3 weeks overdue now. I need to write an update for Levi too because I don’t even know the last time that little boy got a proper post!
But the reason I’ve popped in today is to introduce our new little pup, Rocky. We have been talking for quite some time about getting a dog since we all miss River so much. The boys are under the impression that River is just back in our neighbors woods and we can go look for him. That idea is reinforced by the fact that some people on our road have beagles and the boys can hear them barking and they think it’s River. So, yesterday we decided to take a look at our local shelter and the dog pound. We saw this one puppy at the shelter and he took an immediate liking to the boys. DH and I really liked him as well, although we had intended to get a female. The boys seemed to like him alright, Levi especially, but they weren’t giving us the vibe that they HAD to get him, so we left and went to look at the pound. Well, Tru just kept crying for that puppy after we left and we didn’t see any dogs that seemed like a good fit for us at the pound, so we drove around and talked about what to do and found ourselves at the dollar store picking up a bag of puppy chow and some treats and a bone. Tru had the dog named before I got out of the store. 🙂
Once we got back to the shelter, we were happy to see that the puppy was still there. The ladies who work there said they were crying to see us go because they thought we would be so great for this little guy. As soon as Rocky saw the boys again, he cried and cried to get out of the crate. When they opened it up, he ran straight to the boys like “These are my kids!”. 🙂
He did great on the drive home, alternating between my lap and DH’s. DH sat in the back with Tru so he could hold the dog too. When we got home, the boys spent 4 hours playing with the dog before bedtime. Even when he fell asleep, Tru laid right next to him till he woke up again. This morning after church Tru couldn’t wait to get back home to his puppy. Levi likes him a lot too although the puppy jumps on him and that makes him nervous. A little training should fix that in short order though.
We have no idea on his breed or his age, although he’s obviously just a few months old. I feel like his face resembles a pit bull but certainly there is a lot of other stuff in there too. He’s got a sweet personality and is very protective seeming. He heard a sound in Tru’s bedroom last night and was growling about it. He also had a barking/growling fit at their rocking horse right after we came home. Haha!! He seems to have some herding instinct in him too, which is good. I really wanted a border collie but worried it may be too aggressive with the kids herding them. But Rocky was watching my sister’s horse and he looked just like a herding dog the way he would lay down and watch and then jump up when it moved.
Anyway, thought I’d jump on here and post real quick. Zane wants to nurse now but maybe I’ll get some more updates out soon. 🙂 And hopefully I’ll get to catch up on a few blogs later on. I hope everyone is doing well! God bless you all. 🙂