Friday, September 11, 2009

If Our Kids Are As Weird As Our Dogs...

...then we're in trouble! Mom keeps bugging me to post more so here goes. For all you dog-lovers out there (Eric, are your ears burning?) here is a funny update:

Jackson and Brother are probably the strangest dogs I have ever known. Jackson's human celebrity twin would probably be Elton John- he's flashy, LOVES to dress up even though we don't encourage it, has a lot of sass, and has never shown much interest in the opposite sex. Brother's twin would have to be Woody Allen- he's neurotic, scared of pretty much everything, very particular, and LOVES his "babies" (stuffed animals) more than us. These two make quite a pair! Well, a couple of weeks ago Chris bought the wrong dog food (yes, they must have the same particular brand always) and instead of taking it back right away we thought we'd just try it. To our amazement they seemed to be enjoying it...that is until we noticed what they were really doing: The dog food has 3 kinds of kibble in it- they will ONLY eat the round balls and little squares, but pick out EVERY little bone-shaped kibble and leave it on the carpet for us to throw away! Everyday I have to grab up handfuls of little bones and toss them, otherwise they would just sit there forever. We think it's pretty funny actually...should we worry about our parenting abilities?
leftover bones in the bowl

caught in the act


In other news...Simone is doing great. We just had an ultrasound and she is a little on the big side (I know- gasp...a Reed baby big?!) I am 28 weeks but the Dr. moved my due date up a bit to Dec. 4th! It's coming soon!!! And as you can see Jackson isalready is bonding with his baby sister...

The nursery is almost finished (with a very cute mural) and I will post pics soon!

5 comments:

Linda Reed said...

You need to get a video camera so that Jack can take his rightful place as a YouTube star! Don't worry about the mess on the carpet--in a couple of years, Simi will be "cleaning" up after them.

emily w. said...

I'm sort of impressed that they have brains large enough to differentiate the bones from the other kibble. Very impressive!

I can't wait to see pictures of the nursery mural. We're so excited for you guys.

Laura Swenson said...

My Mia does the same thing! Maybe it has something to do with their tiny craniums?

Eliza said...

How funny. I love that you guys have dog stories... In a very short time your dog stories will be replaced with adorable Simi stories. I can't wait!!!

Candice Lynn said...

Very cute with the belly and the dog. I think there is going to be some MAJOR sibling rivalry. Are you still subbing or are you done? I will be needing one in a week or so and know you are DYING to baby-sit classes with 45 students.