South Carolina

Finally we went and stayed with my cousin and he husband, parents to be!
A trip to the zoo, a picnic in the park , it was fun...

Parenting little kids, solved.

*Treat your child like you'd want to be treated

*Take care of them in a way that teaches them the world is a safe place.

*Know what is developmentally normal so you can focus on the phrase "age-appropriate behaviour" to help you keep your sanity.

-sleep early & often & try to keep the play dates at cocktail hour where its easier on everyone.

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What dogs we are, deep thoughts by a 7 year old

My 7 year old is a Border Collie, smart & a kind of sleeper breed, one that surprised everyone with its intelligence. My son is so busy thinking and doing, he can appear spacy-but there's a lot going on in there.
The Creature is a Jack Russell. Like all terriers he has a huge presence and absolutely no clue that he is little. Tenacious and obnoxious at times.
The Baby is an adorable baby bulldog, squishy, chubby, but built big & solid. Very mellow.

My darling spouse is a Presa Canario, as seen on a breeder's page: noble and kind with family, distrustful of strangers. Nice, but fierce.
I'm a Bernese Mountain Dog and here's the breed temperament: "is self-confident, alert and good-natured, never sharp or shy. The Bernese Mountain Dog should stand steady, though may remain aloof to the attentions of strangers. " I wish, but the main thing is they have a long torso & short legs, like me, ha ha.

Grateful

The very first glimpse of little Joaquin as he was born, via belly. I forgot to put this picture up back in August and now I'm celebrating that this little guy is 6 months already. What's a nice surgery photo among friends?

Its weird how little it bothers me that I have to have major surgery for birth. I came from the natural childbirth world where a c section is simply a failure to so many women. Honestly, when I lost my son and almost lost my own life from the trauma, it was when I truly became a real grown up. I was kind of spoiled and bossy before that. Having the opportunity to have more children is a huge gift I'll never take for granted. I'll take them no matter how they get out.

I believed in all the natural birth stuff so much, I still do, just not for me.