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A bit about Fez
Fez is our little dog.
His mum Floss is a stumpy smooth Jack Russell; his dad is a Huntaway-Border Collie cross who jumped the fence for some sexy time. I should also mention his dad has only three legs – what a champ.
We got Fez at Easter in 2009, when he was about two months old. He was the runt of the litter, and has two bigger brothers. All three pups had extra toes on their hind legs. Fez had his removed for safety reasons at the same time his other bits were.
Look that head, and those ears, and puppy dog eyes!
I fell in love with his dopey big head when I first saw him. He’s dopey alright – he’ll turn around and bump his head on doorways. Or he’ll walk too close to you and you knee him in the head. Good thing he’s got a thick protective skull :) I also fell in love with his gentle nature, happy to be held and never snapped like the other pups. He’s not at all a yappy dog either (unlike the one the next door neighbour’s landlord owns).
He’s a smart little dog – dopey, but smart if that makes sense. He knows at least 16 commands: sit, lie down, up, off, jump, no, come, wait, ok , fetch, stay, inside, out (of my way), outside (of the house), on your mat… He also obeys (most of the time) other commands like “where’s your ball” if we want him to go get a toy to play fetch with, and “not now” when we don’t want to play, and “shake” to get off excess water after a bath.
Visiting his mum, when he was 10 weeks and still small
Fez is an excitable dog. He rushes to greet visitors, always happy to see new people who might play fetch with him. He’s forever wanting to play fetch, and also good at making puppy dog eyes if you ignore his pleas.
He humpfs and sighs when he’s trying to sleep. He whimpers and twitches as he has doggy dreams. He sometimes snores too, and the lets out the occassional silent stench.
He absolutely hates the vacuum cleaner. Once upon a time he used to chase it around for fun, then he got whacked by it and its been a fear ever since. Funny thing is he still loves the lawn mower, and will follow the hubby around in a spiral as he mows the backyard from the outside in.
Notice the toy that he's dropped at Abby's feet, hoping she'll play fetch too
He’s the best dog we could ask for, especially now we have a baby. He gets a bit jealous of Abby though, but he only wants to be loved too.
He’s now a year and three quarters old, but he’ll always be our puppy.
And I just wanted to share this video to show how awesome dogs are.
Abby crawling
For your viewing pleasure – Abby “crawling” as Fez looks on (though he’s more interested in her music box).
Abby Update at 17 Weeks
What an exciting day Abby’s just had. Not only did she have her first solids she also got to play in her (nearly) new Jolly Jumper!
Not sure I like this 'food'...
She had exciting baby rice as part of her dinner – well, it was exciting for her. I took a taste and it was pretty bad. She managed about a tablespoon of very runny rice but did really well, without making a big mess like I expected.
Her Jolly Jumper is probably the best $25 we’ve spent. Got it off Trademe and it was such a good deal because it’s almost new (can’t even tell it’s been used) and she lovvvves it! I had to take a video of her jumping in it – she has the hiccups and she’s slipping around a bit on the wooden floors, then Fez comes along for a sniff which distracts her until he leaves, then she’s back to jumping before stopping to taste the harness straps.
Abby and cousin Bridget
Abby’s been out and about a bit lately including the second PIN catch up where she got to play with some other tiny people. I even managed a solo-parent shopping trip to get supplies for my paintings.
Playing on the mat
As for me, my breast milk has dried up so no more expressing – yay! It’s weird not having big boobs anymore, but it’s good.
Abby in her carseat
However I’ve been feeling a bit off lately. Tummy’s been playing up and feeling a bit nauseous … I am hoping that I’m just run down, or it’s a tummy bug, or it’s just my body readjusting back to what it used to be, before all those hormones related to pregnancy and breastfeeding. Does that sound right? I hope that’s all it is!
Abby Update at 6 Weeks
So the magical six weeks has arrived…
In her sixth week Abby got chicken pox and her first lot of jabs – what a lucky girl! She also found out her hands are super tasty and has gone through yet another growth spurt. She is now 5.5 kilos and managed to grow two centimeters in a week – imagine the growing pains!
Abby finds her thumb
My weekly email from Kidspot tells me about a thing called the Arsenic Hour, where young babies are extra fussy in the early evening and only having light sleeps (usually in your arms). Abby had one of those evenings yesterday keeping mummy and daddy busy for about four hours. It didn’t help that she was probably in pain from her immunisation. I tried giving her Pamol and she threw up all over herself. I tried giving her Pamol again after her next feed and she threw up all over herself, me and the bed. I don’t think she likes Pamol.
Getting big and cuddly
Expressing milk is becoming harder as I have to keep adjusting to the increasing volumes that we should be feeding her. I’m going to make an appointment to see a lactation consultant to see why breastfeeding is so traumatic for Abby (she screams as soon as you hold her close to try and breast feed). Sometimes she latches and suckles and I think “Yuss!” but after a few sucks she pulls away and the screaming fit starts. Breastfeeding would be better for the both of us as she’ll get what she needs as soon as she needs it and I save hours each day, and have more sleep, if I don’t have to express.
Abby sleeps as Fez looks on
Fez is extremely good with Abby, as he is with all kids. He’s however beginning to show signs of jealousy such as snuggling up close and getting his face in the action too when we are playing with Abby. At the same time he also seems protective of her and sleeps next to her when she’s on her bouncer, and sometimes sits at the bedroom door when she’s crying as if to say “Do you know she’s crying??”.
This is the last week that the hubby is on holiday. It’s back to work for him next week so I’m not looking forward to being on my own during the day again.
Fingers crossed that by the end of this week she’ll be right as rain and be a good settled baby with a firm routine – yeah right!
Abby at 6 weeks 4 days
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