Getting a puppy is GREAT birth control.

Yes, the title is a bit weird. But the past two weeks that I have had Gus (my 8 week old Corgi puppy), I have learned a lot about being a "mom" (or, Corgmom, is what the Corgi Community calls it).

Example #1: Getting up at 3:00AM because he peed in his crate on his blanket and on himself. Well, that means giving him a bath (which he hates) at 3:00AM, taking out all his toys and making sure they aren't soiled, replacing the blanket, taking him outside to finish his business, and putting him back to bed even though he thinks it's playtime.

Example #2: Constantly watching him to make sure he doesn't use the bathroom inside. I HAVE A LIFE! And he doesn't listen to me, he just stands there and tries to pee all of it out before I can get to him (he seriously is very stubborn and aunry).

Example #3: Going back to example #2, I also have to watch and make sure he doesn't get into anything he isn't supposed to. Such as electrical cords, trash, shoes, laundry, basically anything he can chew.

Example #4: Going back to nighttime. To be honest, Gus has been really good at night ever since we got him. He *usually* sleeps until 5AM, then my mom comes and gets him when she wakes up. But the past couple nights, he decided that he doesn't want to do that. He wants to PLAY. No. No, no, no, no, NO. Not in the middle of the night. So lately I've been very paranoid that he's going to wake up and want to play. Which makes it hard to actually fall asleep because I'm constantly worried.

I LOVE Gus with all my heart. And I'm sure I will want kids eventually, after I've been married a couple years. But for now, I'll stick to having a puppy. He's stressful enough. Loveable, but stressful. :) I definitely am not ready to have kids ANYtime soon. Haha!

P.S. By the way, for those of you with puppies, there is an album on iTunes called "Puppy Music - Peaceful Songs for Dogs". And it just has like piano-esque, instrumental songs that are supposed to relax your puppy to go to sleep. So far, it actually has been effective! I guess relaxing music helps soothe puppies' brains? (I mean, it definitely relaxes me!)


Hope this could give you a laugh. Maybe even just a chuckle. :)

Peace & Love,
Jenae