Bringing Up Shelby

The great outdoors makes Shelby's poop black

It's really great seeing a little pug in the great outdoors. Shelby really likes foraging around the backyard, and I feel good that she's relatively safe playing back there.

However, we've got an olive tree out there that has been dropping fruit / seeds for many years now. And Shelby has taken to foraging for olives and eating them.

I've no idea if this is bad for her. I didn't even realize that uncured olives were edible, or even tasty. We have noticed that all this olive eating turns her poop black. My mom tried cleaning up the olives but there's literally years of seeds out there.

Sigh...there's no stopping this pug.

Resisting temptation

I placed Vin in his activity playmat today to see if he would respond. So far, not so good. The boy isn't quite sure his fingers are attached to his hand much less figuring out what the objects on the playmat are. There's little squeaky toys and rattles hanging from it.

Shelby, however, knows EXACTLY how much fun little squeaky toys can be and has tried to run off with some of them. It's going to be interesting keeping the dog and kid toys separate. After this photo, I started using the playmat in Vin's crib so that Shelby can't hog the toys. No need to feel sorry for her though. She's got plenty of little squeaky friends already.

Bathtime

For some reason, Shelby has always really taken an interest in people taking baths. Everytime I would draw a bath, Shelby would come running to check things out. She'd never jump in (thank goodness) but she's put her paws up on the edge and watch. Kinda weird actually.

Maybe she's just fascinated that someone besides her has to take baths.

Crybaby

Vin spent most of his 4th week of life crying his face off. At first, I was concerned about Shelby adapting to all the crying. Steven and I certainly don't find any comfort in hearing a crying baby, would Shelby get annoyed?

The crying doesn't seem to bother Shelby. She used to check on Vin everytime he made a peep, but after this week of constant baby wailing, she seems to have adapted, and it doesn't bother her at all. She even sleeps through the nightly 2am cryfest-feeding-diaper changing.

In fact, as I look at this photo, I am overwhelmed by what a good girl she seems to be, especially in comparison to her screaming little bro.

Gettin' some rays

Doctor's orders! Shelby and Vin caught some rays. 5-10 minutes in the sun is supposed to provide all the vitamin D that little Vin needs. So I spread out a blanket in front of the open window and put a little sun hat on Vin, and Shelby decided to join in. After all, she's been practicing lying around in the sun for 4 years now.

Shelby gets really excited when Vin is on the ground. She gave him a full inspection, including a diaper sniff, and a lick on the cheek.