Monday, June 17, 2013
Daddy
Yesterday was Father's Day. I like having a day set aside to honor my husband and the wonderful daddy that he is to our boys, but I truly do appreciate him each and every day. He is such a hard working, selfless, and loving dad to our sweet boys. I am incredibly thankful for all he does for our family. He is our protector, our provider, and our rock. Happy Father's Day, Mauri. We love you to the moon and back!
Monday, June 10, 2013
What a CHAMP!
Once again, life has taken over and we haven't had a blog post in almost a year! But it's a very blessed life, and we are enjoying every minute of it. There's no way to catch up all in one post, so I won't even try. Instead, I'd like to introduce the newest member of our family.....Champ!
Last November we started looking into getting a dog for the boys, but we knew it wouldn't be easy to find just the right one. He had to be compatible with Brady's allergies, and we knew we wanted to rescue one from a pound or shelter. Just before Thanksgiving, Daddy called as he was leaving work and told me to meet him at Petsmart with J & B because there were some available puppies from the pound. We had looked at quite a few dogs by this point, but a few minutes with this sweet little guy and the boys were hooked.
But like a CHAMP.....he pulled through! We've really enjoyed the last 7 months with him, despite all the chewing and digging! He is a wonderful addition to our family!
Last November we started looking into getting a dog for the boys, but we knew it wouldn't be easy to find just the right one. He had to be compatible with Brady's allergies, and we knew we wanted to rescue one from a pound or shelter. Just before Thanksgiving, Daddy called as he was leaving work and told me to meet him at Petsmart with J & B because there were some available puppies from the pound. We had looked at quite a few dogs by this point, but a few minutes with this sweet little guy and the boys were hooked.
We signed a few papers, grabbed a few puppy items and we were on our way! The boys were in love from the start and named him "Champ" immediately.
After the first few days with the little guy, we noticed he wasn't his typical puppy self and wasn't eating much. We kept our eye on him and eventually took him to the vet who confirmed that the poor guy had the dreaded parvo. We took him home, along with some meds and IVs, and spent the next week staying home from work, waking up every hour, washing towels and blankets, and tending to our very sick puppy. It didn't look very good for a while there.
But like a CHAMP.....he pulled through! We've really enjoyed the last 7 months with him, despite all the chewing and digging! He is a wonderful addition to our family!
