What's Her Story?

It just kills me sometimes that I didn't get to know Natty as a puppy. I wonder what she was like? Probably feisty and crazy and sassy like she is now, except on a smaller scale...well, physically smaller, anyway. :) Her puppy 'tude was probably larger than life!

There's so much we don't know about our girl. Where did she come from? Did anyone love her? Did anyone even care when she wandered away (or did they leave her somewhere on her own, to fend for herself?) We find small clues, occasionally, as to what might have come before...but most of our questions will likely never be answered. And that's ok.

Not having Natty as a puppy doesn't make our bond any "less." It just makes it different. I'm so thankful to have had the opportunity to watch her blossom and come out of her shell. I wouldn't have it any other way.

What are you thinking about, special girl? Are you remembering your "somewhere out there?" That's ok, as long as you know that your home is here with us, to stay.

A Mom is Born

Please excuse the PJs, bed-head, and lack of makeup. These photos are from Klausie's first morning with us.

I put the little peanut to bed in a safe area on his first night in our apartment, baby-gated with some soothing toys and a soft pillow stuffed with a bit of his pug mama's fur. I do think I slept fairly well...it had been an exhausting day from start to finish, beginning with a busted-out car window and a frantic trip to the repair shop, followed by a five-hour car ride into Indiana to retrieve the little bugger. I think he whimpered softly for a bit, but it couldn't have gone on for too long...it had been an exhausting day for one tiny pug puppy, too.

When morning came, I jumped awake and darted into the living room to see how my new charge had fared the night. My boyfriend says that from that moment he could see the change in me already, as my caregiver instincts kicked in. A Mama had been born.

December 31, 2006

Oh, be still my heart. These photos make me melt.Who knew that a tiny little 3-lb bundle could change one's life in so many amazing, joyful ways? My sweet baby Klausie.

The New "Outside"

Well, it's no yard...but at least we've got a little deck upon which to enjoy fresh air and sunshine and a vantage point from which to woo woo at the neighbors. That's a pretty content pug face, wouldn't you say?

No Pug Is an Island

...except for Natalie. :)

Mr. Independence

Klausie is usually my little shadow. For the past three and a half years, if I've been home, he's been by my side--or under my feet--or woofing at me from behind a closed door. He is 100% his mama's boy. But lately...and just occasionally...you can find him chillin' by himself in a comfy spot. And then I'm the one who goes looking for him.Is my little man growing up?

Sleepy Gurl

Doesn't her little face just say it all?



I'm sorry I'm bugging you, mush. I just can't get enough of your sleepy, smushy, gushy little pug face. *Sigh.

King of His Castle...

And Ruler of the Remote.
What Mom? Can't I get a break from the flashy thing? Geeeeeeez.