Maggie and the Sprout (30 weeks)

I personally think that one that will be the most excited about the addition to the family is Maggie the Dog. Maggie has been with us for just over 2 years now and she has been a great dog. She may, however, picked a family that wasn't quite right for her. Maggie is made to be a dog who plays for hours day and takes long walks. Aaron and I, however, spend most of our days in front of computers. For variety, we might watch some DVDs and sit on the couch. We do not always match her needs and the boys (our cats) certainly do not. Maggie does try to play with Sailor and, at best, Sailor tolerates it. Having a baby and then having a kid in the house will be very exciting for Maggie. Maggie also seems to be very gentle with children. Maggie will sometimes jump on people (a habit we have been trying to break), but does not jump on anyone under 4 feet.

Today, Maggie and Sprout had their first interaction, though they have never met. Maggie tries to earn her keep by barking at strangers near the house, a talent we appreciate most of the time. She has really been working hard this week as we have had the exterior of the house painted. The painters came today while I was still lying in bed, and Maggie had a good 5 minutes of loud loud loud barking just to remind the poor painters that she was there and protecting the inside of the house from their evil housepainting ways.

That 5 minutes was some alarm clock for Sprout! I can only describe my next few minutes by saying, I think that Sprout might know how to do the cha cha slide or something....Movement to the left, the right, to the back, to the front. I've read that babies can be responsive to bright light and loud sounds, and there have been a few occasions sounds have triggered movements (like when I got my teeth cleaned this week), but this was altogether in a different category of movement.