Feeling Festive

So, no baby yet and the dogs are already getting short changed! They wear me out these days. Wanting in and out....wanting to play...bark, bark, bark....so my patience has worn a little thin with them. Wrigley is especially naughty. He has gone through a little destructive phase (cell phones, shoes, glasses, the back door, the list goes on). I'm afraid of what he'll do when he sees bright flashy baby toys or tiny baby socks. He's gonna keep me on my toes.

I did spend some time with him the other night, dressing him in his holiday "finest" for a photo or two. I think he looks pretty snazzy in a dress shirt collar and seasonal tie. Ha! Looks ready for a day at work, or a holiday party!

His favorite place to be right now is on my stomach. I admit that I'm weak and let him lay there since I know he's out of trouble and he's quiet. Scott swears he can hear the baby....who knows. He gives me funny looks when she kicks him though.

I don't have a tie for lucy, just a red bandana. If I put any clothing on her, Wrigley annoys her EVEN more (the joys of a little brother). She doesn't look too happy in this picture. She's either tired of my crazy picture taking over the years or wasn't feeling well. When I pull a camera out...she looks away. Stinker.

She's been dealing with MORE health issues lately. Lucy is almost 7 years old and has been one medical problem after another. She had UTI issues when she was born since she wasn't put together correctly (that's my polite way of putting it). She had 2 types of mange when I got her (ugh...). Just over a year old she had a run-in with a crock pot and has a permanent bald spot on her rump. Since then, we've dealt with the WORST a Westie can deal with-----ALLERGIES! it's been a nightmare. She has been tested and her allergies include...well, everything. Grass, Cats, Penicillin, dust mites, food mites, the list continues. She has tried allergy shots, but stays on an immunosuppressant drug, goes on and off steroids (as she developed Cushings disease at one point for staying on them too long), antibiotics, ear drops (her ears swell from the allergies and we get ear infections), and antihistamines. We actually have a chart to check off all her drugs. Her newest affliction is joint/arthritis problems. She takes occasional doggy pain meds for this (when she isn't on steroids! ahh!!) and glucosamine. I didn't know it was this bad until I came home from work to a dog walking on 3 legs. Eventually it will require surgery on her little doggy knee, but we are avoiding that now with her advanced age!! It sure is a good thing I love this little money pit more than you should love a dog! Only rainy days really slow her down with the joint problems.

Well, that's enough for now! Especially on dog diseases! Hopefully, I'll have baby news to come soon!

Happy Holidays!