Today is Hannah's 6th birthday. Which means that technically she's 42. (It's weird when your dog is older than you.) Anyway, Hannah was a birthday gift to me the summer before we got married. That is probably one of the very best gifts I ever got.
When she was a tiny puppy and wouldn't sleep through the night yet, I remember one night holding her and crying and thinking..."I'm never going to be able to have a baby! This is SO hard, and she's just a DOG!!!" Luckily, I got past that. But having a dog was at least a tiny, little bit of a wake up call to the responsibility that a child is.
Well, for 5 years, Hannah was truly our baby. I would hear of people that had to give away their dog when the baby came because it would bite, and I thought there was no way I could do that with our Hannah. It's funny how things change when you actually do bring home your real baby. That day, Hannah really lost her position as baby in the family and turned into a pet. :-) We still love her tons, but now I see her as more of a dog and less of a family member. In fact, I actually had to look up her birthday in my scrapbook to make sure it was today!
We can tell that Noelle really likes Hannah. When Hannah comes into the room, Noelle will giggle and reach for her. Hannah, on the other hand, just kind of tolerates Noelle. She does sneak in a few licks on the face, though! Yuck! I'm hoping that now that Noelle is eating some food on her own (and dropping some on the floor) they will soon become friends.
Happy Birthday Hannah!
2 comments:
I loved your comments & completely identify. Our first "baby" Nina learned the harsh reality that she was a dog the day Chris came home from the hospital. In the first 10 minutes of knowing Chris, she realized how important it was to be nice to the real baby! She did find him useful when he was old enough to share his food with her! I think sweet Hannah is doing well.---Gram
I hope someone doesn't tell Hannah that she is a dog now. That would be traumatic for her. Baba
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