Adventures in Puppyland

Elanor has already had some big adventures today. With a little bit of encouraging, she got up the nerve to try following me up a few stairs... she made it up and back down two whole stairs, albeit with a greatly increased need for comforting immediately after!

Then, as I was doing laundry (she made a tiny puddle on my sheets... in the last 24 hours she's managed to soil almost all my bed items just a little bit!), I noticed Ellie looking at the door. She had a really good time walking over to the church yesterday, even if she got cold doing it, and I figured it would be a good thing to let her explore a little bit out in the yard. I was able to encourage her all the way down the back stairs, and after a bunch of enthusiastic exploring, she took care of all her business outside. =)

Obviously, there was a lot of cheering from her papa on the sidelines. I think I'll take her out pretty regularly. Even if she doesn't go, getting some experience on those stairs will be good for her, and she seems to really like exploring in the snow, if only for a few minutes.

Maybe next trip into Fargo I should get a sweater for her. I'm sure Nikki's is too big.

But the way this one is growing, I don't think I ought to be spending any great amount of money on clothes! She's right around six pounds this week, and two weeks ago she was 4.5 pounds.

Well, since the little bundle is cuddled up to my feet and I've got confirmation stuff to work on, I should "get busy" (gotta be careful how I use that expression now that it's become a command!).