Man's (and Baby's) Best Friend(s)

Our dogs, Boomer and Marlie, have been a part of our little family for some time now. So when we brought Jameston home from the hospital, we could only hope that they would warm up to him and get used to the fact that there was someone new (and more important) around.

Even though our neighborhood walks have declined a great deal...

and my hormones have made me, at times, want to make them exclusively outside dogs (or even worse, give them away to a family member or friend), they still love all three of us nonetheless. Boomer was part of a military family with five kids before we adopted him, so we knew he would be protective when it came to watching after our baby boy... Marlie, on the other hand, was a wild card, since we adopted her as a puppy from a rescue organization that found her. Thank goodness she has come through with those motherly instincts.

And Jameston is just as enamored with them as they are with him...

Although we don't give them as much attention as we did before became parents, it seems they have forgiven us and moved on to helping us with the baby. For instance, Marlie now sleeps in the living room, half-way between our room and Jameston's. And they both like to sniff and lick our little guy.

Also, when we get Jameston ready for bed at night, they are usually right under our feet in his nursery as if they want to make sure we are doing everything right.

Boomer likes to check in on Jameston while he sleeps...

And Marlie even volunteers for dirty diaper duty!

Can't wait to watch their relationship develop as Jameston grows up. In the future we hope he enjoys having them around as much as they seem to enjoy him these days :-)