Jethro...again

Poor puppy.

Kim, the lady we got Jethro from, emailed me this morning to check in. So I told her what has been going on, with his health issues (the current pee problem, especially) but more importantly his behavioral issues. She said he probably isn't getting enough exercise.

The kicker? She offered to take him back and give him to a family who can exercise him harder and more frequently. We know he needs more activity, but just because he hasn't been worked out, doesn't mean he can jump and bite and lunge and bark at us all aggressively! She offered to come over to see what's going on, and to have a trainer come over as a start. The longer we go, the less likely we can "fix" it..and if he starts biting she can't take him back at all.

We don't want to give him up! That's not really an option in my mind, but he can't jump on me and then when the baby comes, forget it! Aggression will NOT be tolerated once the baby is here! It makes me so sad to even consider that option, but Chris said he'll do whatever we have to to make it work with Jethro at home...trainer, classes, whatever!

Just makes me sad..I worry that we aren't good puppy parents, and I want him to be a happy healthy boy!

And also..

I can't stop eating today. French toast, watermelon, raisin toast, chocolate pretzels, cheese and more watermelon...and it's only 11AM! Insatiable! I weighed myself this morning and was the same as when I first got pg (on my scale anyways)...we'll see what happens when I get to the doc today after all this food! I just wish I could stop eating!

NT Scan & other things

I have my Nuchal Translucency scan (NT) today.... they measure the pocket of fluid at the back of the baby's neck and give you odds that the baby has Down's or Trisomy. C and I are both nervous...we know we don't have much reason to be, but still. I will feel MUCH better after we get the results and they are like 1:50,000 or something absurd like that!

In other news, Jethro is sick again. Poor baby... but when he feels bad, he acts crazy - jumping, barking, lunging, biting - behavior htat needs to end very, very soon. He's peeing in his house, and has this rancid smell in his groin. Doc said its an infection, and LUCKY US, we get to flush out his boy parts by inserting a syringe and ointment. And by we, I mean me. Because C is too chickensh!t to touch the dog, so he holds him down. Thanks for the help, bud. This is exactly what I want to be doing right now! Playing with my dog's junk! But he HAS to get better... we can't have a crazy puppy around the baby...

Also. I have no idea what to get my mom or C's mom for mother's day. I feel like it's gonna end up being a lame card-only year. We suck.