dogs and babies dont mix

Atleast mine don't

the whole thing is just frustrating to say the least. 

Now I won't even sit here and try to vocalize how much that dog meant to me before Sienna came along....and don't get me wrong I love the little stinky-breathed little guy. I've had him since I was 16, just lately hes making us want to rip out hair out.

He's like taking care of 2 additional children, no joke. 

Let me give you some recent scenarios:

1. we made burgers for dinner, nice grass fed pricey beef mind you. 

Sienna is having hers and sets it on her little table to take a drink....Charlie whos been watching her eat as per usual, hoping for her to drop it....snatches it not even a split second later. The result of this scenario: hysterical toddler who is a picky eater & was actually eating for a change, dog whos gonna have diarrhea later (probably all over the house), and no extra burger to give her. Wouldn't that make you wanna rip your hair out no matter how much you love your dog?

2. peeing on everything, this is my biggest annoyance yet. We have gone through THREE rugs in our dining room in the 2.5 years we've lived in our home. For whatever reason, he made that area of our home his bathroom. Underneath the table to be exact...just what we want to smell when we eat meals right? Now - he gets a walk every day, and has access to the backyard all day long....no reason why he needs to pee anywhere else. Why does he? I'm pretty certain its because hes being spiteful, whenever we go somewhere he always wants to come...cute right? yeah no. Obviously we cant take him everwhere we go, so to show us hes mad he goes and urinates on the rug. The stains & the smell never come out. Believe me we've tried it all...hence why we are on our 3rd rug.

3. hair hair everywhere, not sure why this didn't bother me before. Maybe because with having a child now...I have enough cleaning up to do everyday as it is. Nothing is worse than finding his hair in our food.

4. He bit Sienna, to his defense she messed with him as he was eating but still...I was infuriated. He hasn't been very nice to her lately and vice versa. He's old and wants to be left alone, shes a toddler and wants to play. It just doesn't mesh.

At the end of the day, as frustrating as it is....as often as Danny and I say to eachother "no more dogs after him" he still belongs to our family and I would never give him up as much as I really want to at times. Deep down I'll always have a loving spot for this animal, remembering how many times he's made me excited to come home after long work shifts or days at school.

**We have no intention of getting rid of our dog, however please don't judge those that have.**

remember him?

I don't talk about poor Charles much anymore since a certain little blue-eyed girl steals the show around here these days 

but I love him, as many shenanigans he manages to get himself into and as much as I wanna give him away sometimes ( I kid, not) hes still my little fur baby boy.

 

When Sienna was born, Danny took home her first hat that was put on her when she was all gooey and brand new so he can get used to her scent...when we brought her home from the hospital he sniffed her out a bit and has be great around her ever since. Its like he realized she was here to stay and he knew to love her right away. I have to admit I was nervous at first because he can be a brat, hes cute as pie but man he can be a little shit head. There are just certain random things in the house that he doesn't like for whatever reason and he feels the need to pee on them, those are the days I hes not my favorite... to say the least.

(these days are over for Mr. Charlie)

Funny story, he was out in the backyard the other day when mid pee (leg up an all) the sprinklers came on and scared the bejesus out of him...he ran so fast he almost slammed into the patio door ( I wish I had it on video)....since that day he wont step foot paw in the yard, so what that means for me is...walks during the day in Arizona's summer heat, with the baby and dog that doesnt do leash, needs to sniff every damn tree in the neighborhood as well as every passing dogs butt...

"IlovemydogIlovemydogIlovemydog"

you know the phrase "don't bite the hand that feeds you"

well he does...heaven forbid you should even look in his direction when hes got something to

 eat.

Even though Sienna steals the show around here, 

I love you too Charlie as bratty as you are...you were my first baby :)

Eventful flight to PHX

We flew in from NY last night, and I must share the spectacle my dog created on the plane.

 First of all he HATES being in the carry bag, that was expected. We don't even use a leash for him so he is used to freedom, being in that little bag that had to be pushed in front of the seat made him go crazy.

We take off and hes ok, for about 10 minutes.

The number 1 rule of flying with a dog is he CANNOT under any circumstances be out of the bag, not even a limb or nose poking out.

So my spoiled dog decided to throw a fit and squeal like a little monkey, really loud...on a 9PM quiet flight. I unzip his bag enough to put my finger in to let him smell me so he knows I'm there and that hes OK. Smart little thing that he is takes advantage... he sticks his nose in the tiny unzipped hole and moves his head left to right to unzip it big enough to get out. I try to stop him and zip it back and he starts viciously growling at me!

He then decides to make his way under the seat to the people behind us and to the middle of the aisle and starts wiping his butt! To say we were mortified is an understatement.

Everyone was staring, thank the mighty gods the flight attendants did not catch this spectacle.

Charlie imaptiently waiting to board

my little sweet devil

Charlies new fur-do...

Courtesy of Mommy.

I must get asked twice a day if hes a Pomeranian, no hes a Chihuahua...just a really fluffy one. So I decided to give him a haircut myself...surprisingly he cooperated! the mess in my bathroom on the other hand was a reminder exactly why I used to just take him to the groomers.

I think it turned out adorable :) ::::pats herself on shoulder::::

 I love my little Charlie bear.

                                            

                                                                            Before

                                            

         After :)

Things I Love Love Love.....

This Handsome Face!

                                          My family & friends, what would I do without them?
                                                  
                                                       My adorable fur-baby Charlie

OUR HOME, its everything we ever dreamed of & more!

The spot I made the best decison of my life

Yogi tea, who would think putting quotes on tea could make someones day?

 My beautiful nieces

 Dresses! and the fact that I can wear them almost all year here in AZ

 My cruiser bike

 Arizona, and its sunsets, they are unbelieveable!

Hawaii, CANNOT wait to go back!

 My ROCK, Thank you baby!

 Having the same birthday as my Fiance & shock on everyones face when they find out is always priceless

My childhood home

Babies, cannot wait to be a Mommy!

My iphone4 - Cant function without it

Our crazy/beautiful L I F E together