Loney's Letter

Dear little creature they call "Mazie",

Since the first day that mommy and daddy brought you home, I was a little skeptical about you.

Mommy and daddy tend to your every need.

I've noticed that they feed you about 5 to 6 times a day. That's not fair! I only get fed twice.

They play with you alllllll the time. I remember those days.....

I really did not want to mention our toy bins. But look at yours compared to mine:

SERIOUSLY?!

I know you really like me because you watch me all the time and smile. But right now, I feel like you need to earn your spot like I did.

I had to learn to sit, let mommy and daddy know when I had to go to the bathroom and army crawl.

You just go to the bathroom whenever you please, you can't even sit up and you definitely can't do the army crawl...yet.

Mommy and Daddy tell me that you and I will be best friends. I think that's interesting.
I do have to admit, you are a cutie pie.

But I need you to go through an initiation in order for me to accept you.
I would like you to do the following:
* Poop in your diaper at least once a day
* Roll over (Mommy and Daddy keep cheering for you to do this)
If you can do these 2 things, you have passed Phase 1 of the initiation.

Sincerely,
Loney

p.s. I know I gave you a kiss the other day, but don't get to excited, you had left over milk on that cheek of yours! I could not pass that up.

Happy Birthday Loney!

Today is Loney's birthday. He is 3 years old (21) in dog years.

We decided to buy him a new bed for his birthday.

It's such a nice comfy pillow bed and he HATES it.

The reason why he hates it is because

1.... it's not in our room

2.... it's behind the couch, so he can't see us

3.... it's on the dreaded tile, which he despises. See this post!

It's funny to see him lay on the bed. He acts like he's in a life saving boat and the tile is the ocean.

It's pretty funny. We are trying to get him to get over his OCD issue with the tile.

Love,

Kristin

"The Tile is Not Going to Kill You"

Here is a very funny video of my dog Loney.

I just got home from my 36 week doctor's appointment. I let Loney out of his kennel but for some reason he would not leave the kennel.

He goes through really weird phases in his doggie life.

He used to have OCD when it came to eating his food (too long of a story, I will write another post about that)

Now he has a phobia of the tile floor. He realizes that he slides on it and he can't control his body sliding.

He is a black labrador who weighs about 85 lbs and in the video he acts like a puppy but he will be 3 years old in September. He is no puppy but he sure acts like one.

So basically the video is of Loney trying to get out of his cage but he keeps hesitating and whining. 

He was making me laugh so hard. 

I even said in the video "The tile is not going to kill you".

I think he heard my words and finally ran out with all of his might.

I am glad I caught this funny moment on my camera phone.

Love,

Kristin

Talking to Mazie

When Mazie kicks, I start to talk to her. I usually will say "Good Morning and Good Night" to her. Whenever I am laying on the couch and she starts kicking, I tell her that "Mommy, Daddy and God loves you". Loney always freaks out right when I say it. He runs to me and puts his chin on my belly and just stays there for a minute or so. I know he is only a dog but I feel he senses something is about to change to the 3 of us. I doubt he knows it's a baby, but the day we had put up Mazie's pack n play, he just watched from a distance and he looked a little nervous. All I know is I will give him as much love as I give Mazie. I can't wait to see Mazie and Loney interact with each other. Loney is such a caring and loveable dog. I really do feel they will be best friends!

Love,

Kristin

Loney

If the weather is nice outside and Jeremy is home from work before me. Loney will usually sit in the grass and chew on his toys or bones. When I pull into the driveway from a long day at work, he is always the 1st one to greet me "hello" after not seeing each other all day. He's my best friend :)

Here is Loney standing next to my car while I open my door.

Love,

Kristin

The Joy's of Leg Cramps & Body Pillows

Jeremy and I took Loney to the vet on Monday to get his yearly checkup and shots. We were there for about an hour and a half. There was a lady next to us who had a chocolate lab puppy only 8 weeks old that she had to put to sleep because he had issues with his esophagus and digestion and the vet said they could do nothing about it and eventually the puppy would pass away due to not keeping his food down. It was really sad. It made me look at Loney and appreciate him even more and the love I have for him.

We were finally taken into the exam room for the vet to do Loney's yearly check up. We have never met her before, she came in like a wild woman. She was CRAZY! She kept telling us that if we do this and that with Loney, he will die! WHAT! Jeremy and I sat there trying to not laugh at this lady. She was really nice but not very positive. We've had Loney since he was about 2 months old. I think we know our dog. She acted like we were new pet owners or something. You can tell by the speech she was giving to us, she tells all pets owners this, but it was not very helpful. She was just installing fear into pet owners. Not a good thing. She told us to not let him swim in water during the winter or he would get pneumonia and die, DUH! This lady was a little to much. Jeremy and I got in the car and just laughed. Jeremy told me if she was a doctor for humans, she wouldn't be recommended. I agree.

Anyways, I have been working hard on my baby shower invites and can't wait to get them done and mailed out! Here is a little peek:

I hope to be done with these by this weekend and mailed out by Monday.
So all my baby books and magazines that I have been reading have talked about sleeping only on your side for good blood flow and comfort ability. I really don't like sleeping on my side because it's not a sleeping position I am very much used too. I love sleeping on my belly, but once your uterus and insides are up to your belly button, it is not comfortable. So Jeremy and I went to good old Walmart and bought a gigantic body pillow for me. I finally used it last night and it was actually very comfortable. But it's so large, it's like we have 3 people sleeping in our bed. I feel bad for Jeremy. So the other night while sleeping very peacefully and comfortably I woke up in pain from a leg cramp. It hurt so bad. I kept moving my leg back and forth trying to stretch the leg out to get rid of the cramp and trying to do this quietly without waking Jeremy was very hard. I finally got rid of the cramp and fell back to sleep. My leg is still sore from the cramp. The joys of being pregnant. HA!
Love,

Kristin

Spring Time.... Is that you?

18 Weeks Pregnant!

Alot of people are telling me I look so small, which is really nice, but I feel HUGE! hahaha!

I haven't been eating as much as I was in the 1st trimester, but I still crave food all the time. After my paronia scare on Tuesday, the baby has been kicking away and kicking hard. It is so awesome! And just last night, I was reading my chapter in "What to expect when expecting" and there was a page on "Why is my baby making movements for a few days and then the movements stop". Ugh! I wish I would have read this part before I freaked out. Makes me feel so much better.

Today at work, they were giving free 20 minute massages. They brought in professional massage therapists. I have never had a massage before so I decided to get one. It was the most relaxing 20 minutes. The massage was so nice! I can't wait to get another one when I get the pregnancy back aches.

You know it's Spring time when......

Your dog sits outside all day and does not want to come back inside the house.

Loney loves the Spring time as much as we do. We are just hoping the weather stays nice and no more snow.

Loney's favorite spot

Love,

Kristin