Marriage Confessions,  The Dog Pound

Anxious Puppies

Turns out Chris and I are not the only ones anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Bean.  My dog, Molly, has taken up permanent residency in the nursery.  At first, I was really nervous about her being in there.  There are stuffed animals everywhere and teething toys and fresh, clean blankets.  All Molly’s favorite things.  When I’d see her wander into the nursery, I’d follow her and watch from the doorway to make sure she wasn’t hunting Winnie the Pooh.  But she never did.  She just wanders into the nursery and lays down on the rug.  She stretches and rolls around for a bit, and then – every single time – she does the same thing.  She gets nose to nose with the whale bath tub that I’ve stored under the crib.  And then she falls asleep for a while.

Stealth picture taken from the doorway
Stealth picture taken from the doorway

My other dog, Lucy, is another story.  She’s become a royal pain in the tookus.  The closer we get to the Great Arrival, the more of a pain she’s becoming.  She has suddenly decided that she doesn’t like sleeping in her crate – where she’s slept for 5 YEARS.  Suddenly, she feels confined and restrained and so she cries all night until we open her crate door.  She has also decided that all of this baby nonsense is Molly’s fault and so she routinely attacks Molly when she’s least expecting it.  The dogs will be playing nicely together and then out of nowhere, Lucy will eat Molly’s face.  Its not pleasant.  Lucy has also declared her new hatred for her food, her water bowl, her toys, her blankets, having to go outside.  Nothing makes this dog happy right now.  And then, right before I’m ready to drop her off with some kind old man on a farm, she decides that life will be better if she can just cuddle.

"I'm sorry I ate Molly's face and barked at your new flower garden, Mom..."
"I'm sorry I ate Molly's face and barked at your new flower garden, Mom..."

Dogs are such odd creatures.  Odd and lovable and fantastic all at the same time.

7 Comments

  • andrea

    we got our puppy a month before oun son was born (i’m crazy i know) our son is two now, so i’m curious to see how he reacts when the second baby shows up in october, so far he tries to lay on top of me when ever possible, i guess he’s protecting me?
    the cats are another story. i think one of them has finally forgiven us for having the baby, the other is close. forgiving us for bringing the dog into the house though, that will never happen!
    i’m sure you’ve heard this many times before, so you can roll your eyes and exclaim ‘well duh’ if you want, but definitely have chris bring a blanket home from the hospital for each of them so they know the smell before the baby makes an appearance.
    i’m getting so excited for you, i love babies!

  • Jes the Bes

    There is no doubt that they know what is going on, that a change is coming. Now they are just handling the change in different ways. One is acting out and the other is awaiting the baby brother to arrive so they can play.

  • Laura

    there is this magazine that i subscribe to here in Seattle, called CityDog magazine. this woman wrote an article about dogs and pregnancy, and from what i remember from it you’re doing exactly the right thing in the Molly situation- letting her sniff around and get used to the idea of having a baby in the house.

    i wish i could find that article for you, though… oh well. i’ll try looking online for it and see what i find.

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