It's been an entire week since we've brought Roxy home & it has simultaneously been the fastest & slowest week ever. :) People always compare puppies to newborn babies, & while I always thought that was kinda crazy, I GET IT! And if you, too, think it's kinda crazy, it's really not that far off, haha!
We were suppose to pick Roxy up on April 3rd (tomorrow!) at eight weeks, but she was ready to go a week early, at seven! We weren't prepared to get her last week & I ended up getting sick the day before we were scheduled to pick her up, but we went with it because we (mostly me, of course!) were so excited!
After we got her, we went to my parents house to pick up a crate & she was so scared! She scratched my shoulders/back the entire car ride trying to get back to her mama. Thankfully, she warmed up to us really quickly, then didn't want to leave our side.
Roxy came to us with a floppy ear & I was SO hopeful it would stay that way. :) Throughout the week, it's stood up & she's even cuter than before, which I didn't think was possible! Real quick: can we talk about how much she's GROWN in just one week!?
Every day, we go to my parents house with Sam & Reagan, so she's gotten accustomed to car rides, although her favorite place to sit is still in my lap. :)
One of the things about this breed is if you want them to be good with kids, you need to get them around kids early & often. If you do that, they're great family dogs! Though we don't have kids yet, Sam & Reagan are here every day & Ryder, Rosie, & Carson are here throughout the week, so she's getting lots of kid time! All five of them love her & she loves them, which I'm so so happy about. :)
Let's talk SLEEP! Or lack of it! ;) This is when that newborn comparison is so real, haha! I hadn't prepared myself to be up all night, & I don't do well without sleep. The first night, we tried putting her in the crate in our room & she cried the. entire. night. We took her outside more times than I can remember, but she really just wasn't having it! It broke my heart knowing she was probably so stressed & scared spending the first night away from her mom & siblings.
The next night, we ditched the crate & just put her bed in our room. She was better & didn't cry nearly as much, but was still up multiple times pawing at Sebastian's side of the bed. We took turns taking her outside again two, three, four (??) times an hour. So little sleeeeep!
We tried that approach Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday night. By Thursday, we were both SO tires & we both had to work early on Friday, so we caved & put her in bed with us and she SLEPT the entire night! I took her outside at around 3:00, but other than that, we all slept! HOW REFRESHING! Hahah
We've done that every night since, which I don't mind, although we really do need to train her to sleep on her own bed. Right now, she's really tiny & snuggly & she sleeps curled up next to me with her head on my pillow. When she gets to be seventy-five pounds, this set up isn't going to work so well! But for tonight, I'm going to soak in those sleepy snuggles & enjoy getting a full nights rest. ;)
She's a really good napper! For the first couple of days, she wouldn't sleep anywhere but in my arms, usually belly up. Tell me that's not like a baby? ;)
Roxy came to us house trained! We were't expecting that, but I am SO thankful! I think I would have definitely lost my sanity if I was having to deal with a dog who didn't sleep AND messed all over the house. She's so smart - she either comes & paws on us, cries, or runs to the back door when she needs to go. Seriously so thankful for that!
She has met so many people & she does a really good job of loving on them & protecting us. :) I am especially thankful for my mom who has been my Roxy-sitter when I've had photo sessions or just needed to run out somewhere! Her favorite place to nap is in my mama's bed. As soon as we go in her room, Roxy's tail starts wagging & she's trying to jump out of my arms & into mom's bed to go give her aaaallllll of the kisses. :)
I love, love, love this little dog & I'm SO glad she's ours!! I can't believe how much she's grown in one short week, but it makes me sad to think about the incredibly SHORT time she'll be this tiny puppy! I'll just keep snuggling with her until... well, forever. :)
YAY for our first week with our little, furry love! :)
