puppy love

just so you all know, my puppy is the cutest in the entire world. ever. she is a timid girl at times, playful the next moment, and then crashes into a deep puppy sleep for awhile. right now she is laying on my feet and legs, sleeping deeply and making little fearful puppy noises. i just pulled her up onto my lap and she fell asleep again. she is just so tired! last night she only woke us up once at 4:00 and then again at 7:00; that is by far her best night thus far. we expect her to take some steps forward and some back, so we're not expecting the precedent to be set at one wake up and an early rising, but it was nice to sleep most of the night. the nights before it was more like: 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 6:00. oh boy. j and i are sleepy little people.

having a puppy is not like having a baby, despite people's opinions. not at all. babies require way more attention, obviously. come on people. for some reason people saying this and people trying to discourage us from getting a pup because of the effort needed, really irritate me. we knew and know what we're getting ourselves into. katniss is definitely worth the time and effort. she is such a great dog, so willing to learn and tries to win praise. she is figuring us and her routine out. katniss is a real sweet heart, follows us around constantly. when we make dinner she lays on our feet, she wants to be as close as possible.

we purposely ignore her at times, the "puppy book" as we have named it- a.k.a. dog training book- says that the owners need to give the puppy time alone, around people but without attention. this is healthy. like children, puppies do not and should not need constant attention. live your life too.

being in the new place feels wonderful. its still messy and we are slowly dealing with that, but its a process and i am coming to terms with this. i've never been as relaxed as i am about unpacked boxes, this may be due to the fact that we have more rooms and doors i can close. out of sight, out of mind... sort of.

this weekend is my brother's graduation from high school. crazy. very excited to see him and the graduation! the next day we drive to olympia to pick up my things from mom. after we have these furniture pieces, we can really begin to put things in their place and settle in. already it does feel like home, but some nesting needs to occur.

back to cuddling my puppy. we love her so much already.