Mistakes in Motherhood

Sabin decided he was Spider-Cat and made a trip up the dividing wall between the kitchen and the sitting room. He is about as graceful as a bull in a china store and proceeded to knock over my knick-knacks in the process of his little escapade. Matthew the whole time was yelling at him, saying “Sabin, NO!” and “Ditty!! NO! NO! NO! DOWWWWN!” The other two found it hilarious and could not stop laughing. I thought after this little stunt he would call it a night, but no; since then he has knocked over papers on my kitchen island, and knocked stuff off my microwave. Damn cat!

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Isis went to the Great Dane reunion for the breeder today and it was a blast!! We got to meet her brother from the same litter and he was SO sweet! We also got to meet about half a dozen puppies and about 80 other dogs for the two hours we were there. Matthew loved seeing all the dogs and playing at the park. Isis loved seeing the other dogs even though she was shy at first. Austin and Christopher had fun playing with the breeders’ grandsons. I loved playing with all the other dogs and it was a battle between common sense and my heart strings. Danes are amazing dogs! Thankfully the rain did not come out, neither did the sun, but I still managed to get sunburned.

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Last week I saw a maine coon kitty on Pet Finder that I fell in love with. I could not find out the status of that particular kitty, but the person who answered the phone did say that he had some maine coon kittens that would be adoptable on Saturday (yesterday). It took one look for me to fall in love with this little sweetie. He was SO shy the first time I held him that I worried he would not be a good match for our family since we already have two adult cats and two large-breed dogs.

Two hours after he got here he finally started coming out of his shell and was still pretty shy with us, he was pretty playful with toys.

Today he is a new kitty, he loves to be held, and very cuddly and sweet. He will still run when you walk towards him, but he’s opening up. I trimmed his nails, cleaned his ears, and gave him a bath today and he did very well, he’s pretty trusting. He still does not like the other animals, and the cats don’t like him, but the dogs are quite curious and Isis got a face full of cat claw this morning as a warning she was in his space. He’s not quite litter box trained yet, he has had one accident, but he’s also used his box when we took him to it.

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The song I am listening to, in the signature today and the blog title fits today perfectly. I wish I had my camera on me, I would love to share the experience. Maybe today when I get Austin to school I will take my camera and pull to the side of the road and take a picture.

In December, Officer Ken Jordan was killed in the line of duty just blocks from my home while trying to apprehend a suspected drunk driver. The driver decided he did not want another DUI and shot and killed the officer in cold blood. For weeks the bridge he was shot was decorated with flowers, candles, cards, stuffed animals, and frequently visited by his fellow comrades. Every time I would pass that site, I would cry.

Well, I guess today was his birthday, because as I drove by this afternoon I saw a beautiful bouquet of roses, a bunch of balloons and a huge birthday card. I grew up around our men and women in blue; my father worked for the county and we frequently visited the court house and I remember often him introducing me to this officer or that officer and I also got to tour the local juvenile facility and getting to ride in police cars. We all grew up with a huge respect for the law and for police officers.

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In an unrelated note, my house smells like a cat box. My cat started inappropriately urinating on the dog bed, the cat beds, etc. I though he was just expressing himself in a negative way, until I noticed he was visiting the cat box every few minutes and staying there for long stretches of time with limited results. This made me almost positive it was a urinary problem of some sort and I immediately called the vet and requested a drop-off appointment. They will call me when he’s done and the kids and I will be busy cleaning today and tomorrow. I could not find my cat carrier, so he had to ride on my lap with a leash & collar and in the 10 minutes while he was in the car managed to pee on my leg. He had peed in the cat bed right before we left too.

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General Matthew Cuteness:

Daddy was changing Matthew and he pulled a big old booger out of his nose, sticks the finger with the booger out at daddy and said “Here Dad, for you”.

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Matthew likes to make himself burp, especially after he gets a drink, today after finishing my water he makes himself burp and it’s strained and really gross sounding and he said “Mmmmm, Juicy!” I am almost positive he was referring to the sound, not the taste as he had not had anything fruity to eat yet.

He is such a boy!!

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Forgot to mention, Austin has his first school dance today ::Sniff, Sniff:: My baby is growing up!!

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Now playing: Blind Faith – Had To Cry Today
via FoxyTunes

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Isis has spent the last two nights in our room and has been doing fantastic. No chewing, no accidents. I guess she was just lonely; I have to remind myself often she is still just a baby. We picked up a new bed for her, I finally found one big enough at Walmart, and it may actually be TOO big, at least for our room, not for her… she will grow into it. It is roughly as wide as a twin bed and half as long. I need to get a picture of her in her bed, she curls up and looks like an egg in a huge nest, or stretches out and looks like she is going to hang off both ends.

We are also switching food again, from the Canadae to California Natural. I would eventually like both dogs on the same food and I love that the California Natural has no grains, fewer ingredients (eight + vitamins & minerals). My Golden Retriever has allergies and is overweight, so I am hoping that I can slim her down, fix her allergies and eventually get both dogs on the same formula.

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Isis has been SO destructive lately. When she was teething, I forgave the loss of my only-worn-once $60 leather shoes.

Now that she is 6 months old it is CRAZY! Bobby’s $100 shoes, books, papers, toys, etc.

I want to bring her back into our room, but Bobby is against it after waking up twice to explosive diarrhea. We tried leaving her with rawhides and kongs, but apparently Christopher’s library book is a lot more fun.

She still does not do well in a crate, and Bobby thinks a muzzle is the solution, but I don’t see that working.

How can she be fine for up to 8 hours when we have left in the day/evenings, but freaks out for the 5 hours I sleep at night??

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Isis went to the vet on Friday, she was 5 months old and weighed 55.8 lbs. She is really growing fast, but still not keeping much meat on her bones. I figure once she is done growing up she will start to fill out.

She is really a sweet girl and has bonded well to all of us, she listens very well, as long as you catch her in the act.

She is not graceful at ALL and her antics are very amusing, she is defiantly more legs than she is dog. Her ears are also way too big for her body and always seem to be flopping around wherever they please.

She also is very patient and has so problem allowing the kids to hang all over her or climb onto her, even when she is sleeping or eating.

This picture I had to throw in just because I love it so much. I can really see a lot of me in this picture of Chris, which is pretty rare since he REALLY looks like his daddy.

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Getting 5 hours of sleep at night is starting to wear on me and I look forward to another four day weekend. In fact, this morning I overslept and Austin had to let baby A. & mom into the house. I do apologize for being a bad blogger, I have been so busy this week.

Christopher’s diagnosis appointment is finally set for Tuesday, I am really looking forward to getting answers.

He also will be receiving speech therapy again at school, this time to help him gather and get out his thoughts. He will often start speaking, pause, start again, pause, etc. The speech therapist said what he is doing is similar to stuttering, and the treatment is much the same.

Austin got a progress report this week, and he still has mostly A’s and some B’s.

I also have been in contact with the Charter School I want him enrolled in, and he is #15 on the waiting list. Here is hoping that 15 kids move between now and the school year.

Matthew has some new words (and signs), like grandma (maaa-mah), and grandpa (pa-pa), and juice (deuce).

Bobby started his new semester and these classes are a bit harder than the other’s. I have faith he will do fine.

Isis got her shots, and weighed 44 lbs at the vet’s scale at petsmart and 39 lbs at the scale at the vet where she got her shots, so I am not sure which one is closer.

I have been up to the normal same old, same old. Later today I am going to post on my other blog about my great day yesterday, so stay tuned!

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Isis got sick all over floor the night before last, I was sleeping and she did not even whine, I woke up to the sounds of doggy diarrhea, oh fun! It took 15 times of running the Spot Bot to get all 5 messes clean. Yesterday she had one more accident in the house before we sequestered her to the great outdoors until this blew over so to speak. Last night she slept in our room without incident. Thank goodness that is over with!

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Isis is 14 weeks old today (3 months + 6 days) and is the funniest little pup, she is a long-legged clumsy clown. She flies through the house when she is playing, often falling down because her legs get out from under her.

She absolutely ADORES Chloe, and the feeling is mutual. These two are best buddies, and sometimes act like sisters, or mom and daughter. They play rough, but their bond is more fierce than their bite and can often be seen cuddling each other. Isis will lay on Chloe, and Chloe will wrap her front paws around her.

I also love how expressive she is, always perking up those comically big ears that flop all over the place, tilting her head, and furrowing her brow. Despite how thin she is, she eats a TON (and does not have worms, she is just metabolizing it fast) she is up to five cups a day, 3 3/4ths of those being a high-bulk food which is fed in smaller quantities than a low-quality food.

She is also a REALLY good dog. She has not had an accident (other than the occasional dribble when she gets too excited) in weeks. She comes when she is called, she does not resist when we take her to bed or put her in the bathroom when we leave. She sleeps on a dog bed in our room and does not whine, chew or snoop… if she wakes up before I do and needs to go outside, she will let us know by nuzzling us awake. She can get a bit hyper in the house, especially after breakfast, or when she comes in from outside, but my four year old Golden does the same. We are also having a chewing issue when she is in the bathroom when we are gone; we have a piece of trim that warped and split open and she is “helping it” along. I am not too upset, it needed replaced anyways, but we do need to make sure she has a rawhide bone when we leave and a fresh coat of bitter apple.

So there is the update, we are totally in love with our little girl, and I could not be happier with both of my dogs!

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