Big Changes & Old Memories

Josh and I are getting really excited about Bailey coming home this weekend. I absolutely love puppies. I do love our quite weekends too though. We've got some big changes coming our way fast! It's been about 7 years since I've gone through the whole puppy thing. I know exactly what I'm getting myself into.

Last night, (while puppy proofing the apartment) I came across a ton of old pictures. I found some of Kila when she was a puppy. It's hard to believe she used to be that small! She doesn't look like she could do a lot of damage. That's very misleading. She has destroyed numerous toothbrushes, razors, a couch, Christmas ornaments, more flip flops than I can count, a bathroom cabinet, door jams...pretty much anything. She used to actually jump on the bathroom counters to find things to chew. Luckily now I'm a lot more prepared. I know to provide Bailey with tons of toys...if I don't, she'll make her own. She already likes my dad's couch. Anyway...some pictures of Kila from '07. She was a 4th of July puppy :-) These were taken right after she came home so she's probably about 6 weeks old or so. Notice my senior t-shirt from high school. That's how long it's been since I've had a puppy!


I wish I could bring her home with me :-/...and that she was still this small.

But I know I will love Bailey just as much. I'll give you a few updates on her. She has had her first bath and she actually really liked it. She is fine with riding now. She still likes her crate...just not with the door closed. She gets away with having her crate door open during the night at my dad's, but that won't happen here! She is really good about whining to go out to the bathroom. She loves my niece. She is doing well with learning to walk on the leash. From what my dad has told me our biggest struggle is going to be getting her to stop whining while she's locked in her crate and keeping her from chewing up our entire apartment. She'll be going to the vet Wednesday for her booster.

We have pretty much everything we need for her. We ordered a few things online (including her name tag) that we're waiting on. We just need to get her a red collar. She wears a purple one my mom let us borrow. My niece told me we have to do something about that and get her a red one :-) 5 days to go!