Doggie NICU

I've been bottle feeding puppies for 12 weeks now. Allen jokes that my kitchen counter is a puppy neonatal intensive care unit. I have it all set up with plastic boxes, heating pads and a heat lamp. So far we've saved a cock-a-poo, cocker spaniel, five Boston Terriers, a toy poodle, a shih tzu and a Jack Russell Terrier. I love feeding and taking care of them. It is like having an infant to love and nuture, only you don't have to listen to it crying or rock it half the night, and you can just stick it in a box for four hours after you feed and potty it. I'm going to really miss doing it when I go back to school, of course I just might sneak them to school in a vented pet bag and feed them in the bathroom during my break. Of course I wouldn't be able to sneak them into the hospital during my clinical days. Maybe Allen or Amy will do it for me.

Going to School!!

Well, we've made it through the first two days of Chloe and Drew's preschool experience. Drew is doing a little better each day. At the orientation he screamed "I want my GanMa!!!" over and over again, so that he could be heard through out the school. He cried the first day for about 10 minutes and stopped crying very quickly this morning. I managed to make it to the car today before I began crying; unlike yesterday when mom and I both break out into tears before we leave classroom. It is so hard leaving them. Chloe is so mature and doesn't mind staying, but Drew looks so sad and it makes it so hard. He enjoys it once he accepts that he has to stay and he talks excitedly about his day when I pick him up each afternoon. His teacher said that he should quit crying within two weeks. I hope he adjust sooner. Now I have about six weeks before I begin nursing school; the thought of all that work makes me want cry too.