This is the face I see every morning after I put on my work clothes and not my running clothes. I am initially greeted with a hopeful wagily butt that fades into disappointed eyes. Our days of three or four early morning runs a week are no more. And walks just don’t cut it for either of us. I haven’t run since my half.
I just haven’t felt like it because I am getting bigger by the hour and because of all the effing smoke. I feel like a bad mom. So I let her sleep in her favorite spot that is usually off limits (like the only place off limits in our whole house)–on our bed, which is allowed, but she prefers to be on the sheets. On the sheets is only allowed on weekend mornings.
I sometimes wonder if my heart is big enough to love yet another creature. I feel so full with my man and my animals. And I don’t like it at all when people say things like my animals will lose significance when the baby arrives. No way. Alice and I will always spoon under the covers.
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I won’t lie, animals will take a bit of a back seat, but not forever. That early time is just so busy and at times so tiring that sometimes you feel all used up. But that time DOES pass. And it’s about that time that your little one starts to discover and love animals for themself and that is a new kind of joy.
As for the love in your heart, it grows. 🙂 No need to share, there will be plenty for everyone.
michelle is right nicole. you could be stretched thin timewise but you do have andy who will help. so actually between you and andy you have 48 hours in a day to get all that lovin spread around to everyone in the family. you must kiss that sweet alice for me. she is playin the sad roll like a star. XOXOX J
Thanks ladies. I envision a house with my cats riding on my dog’s back through a field of poppies and the babe cooing while watching it unfold.
I know the feeling you have about wondering if you have enough love to pass around. I remember like it was yesterday, you were only 5 days old and I was going through the “blues”….I cried so hard to my mother & said that I did not know what I was going to do when you moved away. Here you were so little and I had you already graduated from college and on your own! You were my everything, then I was with babe again, I too wondered how can I love another like I did you? Trav was born the love for him was just as intense. Before and after your births a very special,loving &loyal “1st” child was ALWAYS there….Woofer. He protected you, let you stick flowers in his ears and our love for him never faded. You and Andy have such a remarkable relationship & your growing family will only add to it.
Enjoy this overwheling power of love! xoxo, Mom
Cute dog.
I don’t have any animals, but I know that you will have more love than you can imagine when your little one arrives. I had the same feelings when I was pregnant with #2. But I love him as much as I love #1. And #3 as much as I love #1 & 2. And #4 … (you get the idea).