Just a short note to say that we were able to bring Dominic home this afternoon! Alexander has sent him ahead to check out the lay of the land and report back about whether their new home is a desirable place. One of our neighbors got to meet Dominic on our way into the house and a couple of the neighborhood children stopped by to meet him (dutifully washing their hands before gently touching his little hands). My body seems to know that there is a definite difference in our living situation – milk production is already up. Shakti found Dominic interesting to sniff – especially when he had his first dirty diaper, and she’s not sure what to think when he cries.
We are – of course – looking forward to having both boys together and under our roof very soon. Alexander will most likely come home on Thursday, and we will all be heading up to the hospital to visit him tomorrow. I’ll try to add some photos or a video of Dominic on his way home to this blog post soon. For now, I just wanted to get the word out.
August 18th, 2010 at 5:18 am
Just lovely. So happy for you.
Holding good thoughts for the running back and forth.
Yea! For more milk.
Nick always wanted custody of babies briefly to do a more thorough job of cleaning them, as he felt they didn’t smell quite respectable. Tegan being a much bigger caretaker– I’m not sure what level of responsibility she would assign herself.
August 18th, 2010 at 7:36 am
Half way there. Still rooting for you guys.
Steve
August 18th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
Oh — I know it feels so good to have Dominic home! My fingers are crossed that Alexander gets to join the party tomorrow!
Hugs,
Linda
August 18th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
First one out of the tummy, first one home. Big brother must take his responsibility very seriously.
August 26th, 2010 at 9:21 pm
He’s so sweet and snuggled in his little carrier. Dom seems very comfortable with the idea of going home.
There have been several times when Jack had a dirty diaper and Rudy would sniff him all over, look at me with his big brown eyes and seem to say “Is it my turn to clean the puppy now? Can I have a turn?” I’m sure it’s a really great pack instinct, but I don’t think I’d like the results if Rudy changed Jack’s diaper in his own special doggie way