My Puppy Wants the Baby’s Toys

I have a one-year old puppy named Lenni. She is an adorable German Shepard/Golden Retriever (we think) mutt. So sweet. So loving. And SO spoiled! Because she has been the only “little one” in our house for the past six months, she thinks every toy that she finds is automatically hers. Even when we visit our friends’ homes who have children, she thinks any squeaky, fluffy or fun toy was put there just for her enjoyment. I can’t blame her though – I would probably think the same thing! But now that we’re starting to acquire baby toys and stuffed animals, I can’t figure out how to keep her away from them. First came the fuzzy lion. I was downstairs one day and noticed the house was pretty quiet. That was until I heard little Lenni bolting out of the guest room. By the time I got up there, she was laying on our bed in the master bedroom, smiling at her find. Somehow she had nosed her way into a bag of goodies I had been gathering for the baby and found the stuffed lion. The latest incident was earlier this week. My half-unpacked suitcase from my trip to NY was on the bedroom floor, slightly unzipped, but definitely not sprawled open. While I was in the bathroom getting ready for work, it dawned on me that I hadn’t seen Lenni lately. After a few minutes of searching, I found her downstairs on the couch, cuddling with a Cookie Monster stuffed animal that I had brought back for the baby. To this day, I have no idea how she found it or got it out of my suitcase. I of course took it away from her, but I could tell she didn’t understand. She really loves the fuzzy, squeaky toys – but how do I teach her which ones are for her, and which ones are for the baby? I have 4 more months to figure it out… I’ll let you know when I have a good idea : )

I DO NOT Snore!! No way. No how.

For the past few weeks, my husband has told me that I have been snoring. AHHH! NO WAY! At first I didn't believe him -- he likes to make things up sometimes. And he snores like a freight train every night, so I figured he was just teasing me. But then, when I was up in NY last weekend and spent the night at my sister's house, she confirmed what my husband has been telling me. She said she woke up with her daughter around 6 am, and heard a loud noise coming from my room. She thought at first I was talking on the phone -- but then she realized I was SNORING! I don't know why I find this so embarrassing. Lots of people snore! I guess the snoring, in combination with the round belly, lack of energy and general moodiness, is the icing on the pregnancy cake. Some women glow when they are pregnant -- I just feel like a fat old man, who now snores on top of everything else. According to a pregnancy tracking website, I have 156 days to go. I wonder what else will happen to my body between now and then? I'm kind of scared to find out...

A Size Small Maternity is Still Small

So I acknowledge 100% that I am getting bigger around the middle. There is no denying that. But when my sister offered to lend me some of her maternity clothes, I jumped at the opportunity! Now, me and my sister have completely different builds. We always have. She's petite, and I'm, well, not petite : ). She wears a size Small normally, I wear a size Large. But when she emerged from the basement with box-loads of cute prego-wear, I just couldn't resist trying them on. BAD IDEA! After going through all the clothes and picking out the shirts and pants that looked "big", I went into her guest room to slip into them (or so I thought). Well, "slip" very quickly turned into "shove my body". Unless I wanted to look like a sausage, the pants and most shirts were a definite no-go. And those are the ones that I managed to squeeeeeeze over my booty! So a word of wisdom to all pregos: just because something looks "big", "roomy" or was "large and comfy" on your Size 4 sister, doesn't mean its going to fit your Size 14 prego-self. At least I have my skinny jeans : )