The Little House in South Maplewood

Day three and if I couldn't remember how small our house is, I guess Emma is a reminder. We have been blessed with decent weather so we have been able to spread outside too, because if there is some unfortunate reason we all have to be inside, it is chaos. Doors are shut now to keep Emma from exploring the bathroom and bedrooms and and now that leaves only the small kitchen and living room to sit in. Shoving seven figures in a room is tough especially when Tony is on the floor Emma loves to give kisses all over his face so he has to be supervised on the couch or held. Plus Jayna loves Emma but as soon as the pooch comes closes Jayna goes a running. It is a ballet dance over here.

Not only are the walls closing in, but everyone's sleeping schedule is out of wack. Poor Tony can't fall asleep with all those lovely doggie kisses since his mattress is on the floor so Tony has to wait until Emma goes to her kennel in Chris's garage around 10:00-10:30 and is awake again from doggie kisses around 6:30 in the morning when Emma comes inside to eat breakfast.
Puppy time is everyone's time so around 7:30/8:00 A.M. Jasmine and Nick get to "entertain" Emma while I get ready and get the other kids ready for the day. They have been warned if they can't help out Julie and Matt have other people that can take Emma. So far so good.

We are adjusting to another member of the family, but we are doing good. Emma hasn't had an accident in the house yet but we are still trying to get her "spot" figured out in the backyard. The lack of grass has made that transition difficult but she is getting the hang of it, but she still has found a way to eat it too. Nick got a close up look at what regurgitated grass looks like :) Even Chris has gotten in on doggie duty with his first poop duty. He got to clean off her yard gate after she got a little excited after see him. Joy!! Emma is making sure she spreads the wealth around. It is fun to see her get more comfortable around here.