Baby Accessories Guru

Time for a baby puppy update.   New household items destroyed:  flower bed, gardening gloves, gardening tool handles, rose bushes, more shoes (always only one of each pair).

I think this ANIMAL needs some of the foil  toddler tees like the chopper (definately hell on wheels), peace foil todder t-shirt would never apply - except for 1-2 hours of down time sleeping!

Oue brand new baby (I mean puppy) has had a busy day - not to mention a full tummy.  Just this afternoon she has eaten 2 bras, 1/2 a shoe, a bird one of the cats killed and my lunch.  I don’t think she’ll need to eat for a week.

A new puppy is about the same as  dealing with a newborn - except they can run faster.  As I said this was a present from my son’s girlfriend - they’re now beginning to understand having a real baby might be a little tough.

All you have to do is to have a baby to make you realize how precious everyday is.  My youngest is 15, and I knows it’s been said a million times - but truly it was just yesterday I was in labor.   I don’t have any horrible labor stories, all three of mine were born in 2 hours or less - I had worse stomach flu!  The really hard part of having kids is trying to be a parent when you have no real frame of reference to worth.

You may end up “becoming your mom”, but that’s a very small part.  My husband, who is my boys stepfather, taught me how important it is to be there with them - really with them.  He has been here since they were 6 or under.  He has always gotten right down on the ground with them.  He gave them QUALITY time.   He’s never had kids of his own, but I think my ex and especially me, should take a lesson from him.  He is who they run to when they are hurt or need to talk.  I used to get jealous and upset, but I know my boys have and are still getting the best parenting they could ever have.  It’s all respect and love.