All is fine now.
That was a pretty rough weekend and then oddly enough, starting on the Monday, a pattern emerged which involved at least 5 hours consecutive sleep from 8:30-2:00am'ish. This continued more or less for the past week. Now, how long little munchkin sleeps after that is still random... maybe 2 or 3 more hours, it all depends.
This post is largely to give kudos to my staggeringly wonderful dog. We weren't sure how she'd handle a new addition in this house, having defined the space as 'you serve me' quite well. I k
new she'd be good with a baby... I mean, she's a lab and all.. but I've seen her with babies before and she has a natural, gentle instinct for them. She's been extremely supportive and un-demanding when it's clear the baby needs attention. Of course, she could be doing this to invoke guilt... and it often results in that, but we appreciate it all the same. Yesterday early morning (oh, say 3am) little Z started to stir. He's got the occasional habit of making a few noises but then goes right back to sleep. So my wife waits a minute and listens to determine if he's really awake or just stirring. I guess he was stirring sufficiently that Ubu got up from her bed, walked over to Julie's side of the bed, and shakes her hed so that her ears flap. This technique, often used to let us know it was time to attend to her needs (mostly food) wakes us up. Julie got up and went to Zach's room... Ubu watched her go, and then turned and settled back into bed. It was absolutely hilarious... or at least I picture it being hilarious, I was dead asleep.
Most of the time, she finds him mildly interesting but still continues on her business. She's cooperative during joint walks and gives him a little lick now and again. This, I believe, is also good... how else is he going to build up immunities and avoid allergies unless exposed to various elements?
Kudos to the Ubu... she's a good big sister.
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