Here come the hormones...

I think it's now safe to say that I've officially had my first pregnancy emotional "meltdown".  What happened you ask?  Here's the story:

Duke and Layla have taken up a new hobby: eating the walls.  It's not my ideal choice for their entertainment but they really seem dedicated.  In 3 days we've incurred 2 holes, one of which is completely through the drywall.  Needless to say, we're bummed.  The dogs have been relatively well behaved for the past year or so (minus the occasional sock casualty).  We decided to start using their kennels during the day to provide a bit more support.  Sounds like a great idea, right?!  There's more...

A few weeks ago, Jesse and I decided to transition the dogs into the basement over the summer.  We can anticipate how "helpful" they'll want to be in the middle of the night once the baby comes and would like to try to avoid that all together.  When Jesse suggested that we go ahead and move them downstairs now I lost it.  Crying, inconsolable crying, can't catch your breath crying ensued.  Things like "I don't want them to think I don't want them anymore" came blubbering out.  The most ridiculous part is that I was fully conscious of how irrational and emotional I was being.  Between sobs I would apologize to Jesse for being so crazy.  Ultimately, we've compromised on having them sleep upstairs as usual and be kenneled in the basement during the day.

I think it's ironic that I work with my students on a daily basis to help them learn how to control their meltdowns.  This has been and I'm sure will continue to remain a learning process.

Have you seen the guilty dog video on YouTube?  Duke and Layla must be close and personal friends with Denver  :o)  You're sure to enjoy this if you are a dog lover.

I'm trying to get a feel for if they dogs know something is going on, that something is changing with me.  I think Duke is pretty intuitive but Layla... we'll just leave it at that!  I'm really having a hard time pinpointing anything else that has changed which would initiate such destructive behavior.  In the mean time, wish our walls good luck!