This weekend my girlfriend's baby, Moses, turned 1. She is quite the party planner (she's the one that threw my amazing baby shower) and her son's party was nothing short of fantastic. She made capes for all of the kiddos, complete with felt initials on the back, so Eden was rocking her pink "E" cape like it was nobody's business. Gosh, she looked cute! It was really nice to get out and enjoy an afternoon with friends, pop open some beer and just chill out. And it was great to have Joshua there, too, since he normally works on the weekend! As a new mom, those moments are really awesome and break up what can be a sometimes monotonous routine :)
I'm glad Saturday was relaxing because on Sunday evening, I had quite the scary moment happen to me. Well, me and Eden. I decided to take her and Hartley on an evening walk, so I ventured out into our garage, pushed the button to open the garage door, and proceeded to open the back door of our SUV. The Baby Bjorn was lying in the back and I was going to put Eden in it for our walk since the tire of her stroller has a flat. Hartley was lying down on the driveway as I laid Eden down in the back of the trunk and attempted to strap on the carrier. In the blink of an eye, my cooing baby starting screaming in screams I had never heard as our puppy lunge from the sidewalk into the backseat, climbing all over her. It felt like he was on her for 2 hours. It was so slow in my mind, so miserable. All I could do in that moment was yank my dog from his throat and throw him as far as I could. That 100 pound dog flew. I didn't know I was capable of responding so quickly, but that's what happens when your momma bear reflexes kick in. I've never been so angry at my dog, even though I know he did an honest mistake and simply was excited to go on a walk with us. But it was unacceptable and the cries I heard from my baby ripped my heart out. We've had a really smooth transition with Hartley and a new baby, but this just rocked me... I was so upset.
So I wanted to ask for help here... have any of you had a difficult transition with a newborn and your animal? Do you have a routine that works well to get the energy out of your dog and still manage your baby? I find it's hard to keep up with them both...
