The question I get asked as much as "How are you feeling?" is "How is your little doggie going to be with the baby?" Anyone that has spent time with Scott, Maizy and me knows that she is our little baby. We pick her up a lot and cuddle her (so do most of you!), sometimes we carry her when she's whiny, she sleeps in between our pillows most nights. We transferred all of our parental instincts onto our dog many years ago. But now, she doesn't get to be the baby anymore. And she knows it! She sniffs and licks my belly frequently and then looks up at me with a "there's someone in there, isnt there?" look.
We're not worried about her being violent with the baby. She loooves kids. Even kids that are too small to play with her. She's a super playful little pup (people are always surprised when I tell them she's 3 years old and not 12 weeks old ;)). But, she likes her attention, after all, she's been the center of it for the last 3 years. I personally think she's going to take up barking (she's a generally quiet dog, besides her whining) in order to get attention, but I don't think she's going to hate the baby. I think they are going to be the best of buds. (I mean, we don't feed her any people food, and toddlers, well they do. Insta besties!)
Since we've been getting baby stuff, she's been very interested in it. I've read you shouldn't "hide" the baby stuff from the dog because then they think "oh its off limits I must get to it!" (like those dogs that eat your expensive heels!) so when we come in with a big bag of stuff we sit her down on the couch and show her each piece and let her sniff it. I'm sure ya'll think we're crazy, but her tail wags the whole time and she smells each piece excitedly and when we're done she gets off the couch and goes and chews her bone. It's pretty awesome. Doesn't mean she hasn't stolen a baby toy already and I'm sure we will have quite the fun time teaching the baby that bones are not baby toys and Maizy that baby socks are not doggie toys!
Over the weekend, Scott built the baby furniture! I was sitting on the nursery floor holding things up for him when Maizy came wandering in. And then she plopped herself down right next to the crib that Scott was building and stayed there the entire time! Like right under the crib. It was the sweetest thing ever! It was like she was already protecting her little buddie! Then, later on in the weekend, Scott and his dad moved our big comfy chair from the living room into the babies room (we were checking on size and fit before I ordered the glider I wanted) and put it right next to the crib. Within a second, Maizy has jumped on the chair, stood up, and looked over into the crib tail wagging! It's like she was hoping her brother was already in there. Once she figured out he was not quite there yet and the only thing in the crib was his waiting hippo stuffed animal, she layed down on the chair and, instantly, fell asleep. Scott, me, her grandma and grandpa Moran were all standing in the room talking and she, who normally would be jumping from person to person trying to get petted, was peacefully sleeping in the chair next to the crib. It melted my hormonal little heart.
They are going to be the best of friends. A boy and his dog. I can't wait until they get to meet!! :)
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