By: Revanche

Introducing our plus one

February 11, 2015

We have a new puppy!

No, I’m kidding. No we don’t. It’s much worse than that. 😉

It was not the smoothest process ever but we’ve brought home our Little Bean, making us a family of four!

We haven’t slept a full night since. We like hir though and there are no returns so…. 😉

Seriously, ze looked very generic “baby” at birth but personality started shining through very quickly and we can tell from whom certain traits were inherited. It makes it hard to remember that ze is actually only moving reflexively and not intentionally when a hand is laid on ours or, more frequently, reaches out and smacks us across our faces. Smiles are only because of gas or a pending epic poo.

We continue to hope ze won the genetic lottery in the big things like good health, not being allergic to furry creatures, tendencies to be happier than not, and a hearty enjoyment of accomplishing things.

Family Integration: people reminded us several times to bring home something with hir smell on it so Seamus could get used to the scent and idea. We knew this but the circumstances were such that we simply couldn’t manage it so their first introduction was under some of the least auspicious conditions (or would have been with any other dog).

Ze was squeaking away in hir car seat while we loaded up the car and he went to investigate, looking at me with no little concern when he spotted hir. Oblivious, ze continued squeaking. I kept a close eye on him but, as usual, had no reason to worry. He eagerly sniffed hir from head to toe, not touching or prodding, just sniffing an inch or two away. Seamus, one of the smartest, gentlest dogs I’ve ever met, he who usually ignores tiny humans no matter how loud or aggravating, was now very interested in this critter.

90 seconds later, he nodded. Ze was family. He gave hir the tiniest, gentlest kiss I’ve ever seen from any dog, great or small, a newborn sized kiss, and has watched over hir ever since. If we’re too slow to change a diaper and/or stop the crying he wants to know the reason why. If we leave hir snugged up in hir little chair, he’s sprawled at the foot of it. I suspect no stranger will be getting past him.

He’s accepted that PiC’s not a fan of him giving hir kisses so while PiC continues to get sloppy kisses and wet willies, LB is now in the dry zone.

We’re bone tired but our little family is surviving!

I give Seamus a snuggle every day to thank him for being the best ever. This would be so much harder if the 2 of them didn’t mesh well.

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