Our Move

This last week has been crazy but I have a moment to update so I guess I will.

We had hired a moving company to move us so we wouldn't have to drive a large moving truck this year like we did last year. We were really excited about this. We simply had to pack the truck when it arrived and then they would drive it to Utah. Well on Thursday last week we got a call from the company, our customer service rep told us that the truck that was in route to our house had major mechanical failure and was no longer going to arrive on Saturday and they couldn't tell us when a truck would be arriving. WHAT! grr We tried to work something out for 2 days but then on Friday we had to bag it and call Penske to reserve a truck for that day!

Thanks to my family we got the truck all packed pretty quick. My brothers did a great job moving stuff really fast. Dan's mom flew down on Friday night to drive back up with us so that Dan didn't have to be alone in the truck and so that she could help me with Ava in my car if I needed her to. I'm thankful for all of our family because we could not have done the move without them.

The drive was pretty bad. I'm thankful I never had to drive our moving truck but the first day we drove from Tempe, through Bullhead City and Vegas to St George. Boy it was a horribly long day. Took us 11 hours to get to St George. Ava screamed the last hour straight and there was no where to pull over. It was bad.

Finally on Sunday we got into Orem and got our keys. Once again family and Dan's amazing friends came over to unpack us on a record hot Utah day. It took about 2 days to get our main furniture set up but Tuesday night was our first night sleeping in our new place. Ava did wonderfully, Tiny didn't. We let him sleep in the living room and sadly enough that didn't work because too many windows equals one whiny dog. We moved his bed into the 3rd bedroom which will now be the Office/Tiny's room/Guest bedroom.

Last night everyone slept well. I was able to feed Ava at 5am, get her back to sleep, take Tiny out to go to the bathroom and back in without ever waking up Dan. This is always my goal. He doesn't mind helping but I'm stubborn and really like to do it myself and let him sleep. I never thought I would be a morning person but waking up at 5 is totally fine by me now.

Today we are going to get our new Utah licenses, title and registration. Too bad Utah is dumb and couldn't figure out how to make 1 DMV where you do all those things at... we have to go to 2 places.... ugh Utah.

Happy 1st Birthday Tiny

Tiny is 1 today! We weighed him as well and he weighs 25 pounds! I wonder when he will stop growing, he is huge!

We love our puppy so much, even if the last month has been hectic! We are just now letting Tiny sit around Ava and he really has no interest in her :) He licked her foot once. They went on their first walk together this week as well!

Nothing too new going on

Somehow I thought I may have more to share than this... but lo and behold, I don't haha same old same old for right now! As you can tell these are pretty much the only things that keep me occupied for the time being!

How many times can I change up 1 room... not sure, but I am pretty sure I am finally done!
Tiny is as cute as ever! Almost 11 months, cannot believe he will be a year old next month! I realized he has finally got a really good schedule down that I can keep up with. Only took us 8 months.

Are we there yet?

No we're not... just a little bit longer thou.

In other news, Tiny has finally learned a 2nd command. He now knows "sit" and "off!" That's a big achievement for him. Not sure what we will work on next. Maybe "high five" or "dance"... He has also learned to stand next to the door if he wants out! Oh and he will back hand you in the face if you pick him up. So watch out! I can't believe he is almost a year old!

The nursery is ALMOST done. Still have a few minor details to sort out/finish. The baskets I ordered will not be here till March 12th! Not super happy about that, but Dan says she won't come out requesting a perfectly organized nursery with cute baskets on the shelves, but if she is like me she might! haha

Sleeping Pug

Tiny doesn't sleep on us, ever. He will sleep right next to us or near us or hanging off something but he has never just crawled on either of us and fell asleep (well, since he was a little puppy). I made Dan take a picture of Tiny after he did this because it was so cute, he crawled up on my lap and fell asleep on my belly. I wonder if Ava could hear him snoring :)

Christmas Date

Yay for Christmas! I am glad we are starting a little early since we only get a 4 day break together. Dan took me out for a surprise dinner at Claim Jumper, way too much food. I think I brought home more food than I ate!

Then we headed over to the Mesa Temple to see the Temple lights. I was in a bit of pain between my stomach feeling like I was carrying a bowling ball and my back hurting from sitting in Dan's car so we made 1 lap around the Temple before I was ready to go home!

Dan and I also decided to open our presents to each other tonight. Dan already opened a video game he got from me and his brother a couple of days ago so we just decided to finish our Christmas to each other. Tonight he opened a new green polo and a bib for Ava. :)

Dan had an extravagant way of wrapping my gift that took me about 10 minutes to find my gifts. He put my little gifts in a HUGE box full of crumpled newspaper! He got Ava a cute pair of footy pj's with sheep on the feet and he got me a pair of little skull candy head phones that I have been wanting! Anyway I love Christmas time and I am so glad I get to spend the next 4 days with Dan!!!

Tiny in a box...

A Christmas Pug

Well we tried... it failed, but funny none the less!
Happy 8 month birthday to Tiny thou!

Tiny are you mad at me?

Neutered Tiny

We had Tiny neutered on Tuesday. When I called the vet to set up his appointment, I asked how long it would take for him to recover from the surgery... the lady told me 24 hours, so I thought "GREAT!" That's easy enough...

Well we took him in and the surgery was quick and I got to come back later in the day to pick him up and they informed me that he needed to stay calm and not jump and play for about 2 weeks... "WHAT" you expect me to not let my crazy pug play for 2 weeks... What happened to 24 hours!?
To say the least he has been so difficult in the last 3 days, a nightmare of sorts. He hates wearing the cone on his head and is doing his best to try and destroy it. He wakes up anytime between 3:30 and 5 in the morning and is ready to go. I however am not.

I realized this week that my morning sickness is about 10x worse when something stressful is going on and I am not sleeping well. It was bad the week Dan had the flu and its been bad this week with Tiny. I am thankful for everyday that passes since his surgery and am ready for the next week to go by.

Happy 6 Month Birthday to Tiny

18 1/2 pounds and happy all the time! I cannot believe he has tripled in weight since we got him 4 months ago! Go Buddy!
I had to add Tiny and I's most recent picture! 18 1/2 pounds of pug is getting harder to pick up now that I have a much larger belly!

Not Sleeping

There are only a few things in this world that bug me as much as (or more than) not being able to sleep at night. This has been something I have struggled with most of my adult life.

I am exhausted as ever but as soon as I lay down in bed all I can think about is the endless list of things I need to do/haven't done/should do the next day. Falling asleep is usually the hardest part, but staying asleep is also pretty hard, especially now.

I have been having crazy dreams/nightmares that wake me up and bother me. Can't really shake some of them the next day. I usually have strange dreams, but pregnancy has shifted my wacko brain into a whole new realm of weird!

On a more positive note. I am so thrilled it is almost October. I am looking forward to the weather changing a bit, making Tiny a Halloween costume and finding out if this baby is a girl or a boy!

Happy Birthday Dan!!

Yesterday was Dan's 23rd birthday! We went to dinner with my family to celebrate! I made him a cake, but we never got a chance to put candles on it because some how I went to bed early and Dan hacked into the cake in the middle of the night!? Oh well!

Tiny is 5 months today. We weighed him this morning and he is a stinking 16 1/2 pound pug!!! His greatest accomplishment this past month is that he has mastered the command "sit"!!! We love him, so we can't help but talk about him a lot. We took him swimming today and I can't tell you how funny he is when he swims... He thinks he is in a giant drinking bowl and that he should be drinking the water while swimming!

Before and After

9 weeks - 6 pounds

18 weeks - 12 poundsI made Dan put his first shirt on him that Kate gave him to see the difference! We could barely get it on. I just can't believe how much he has grown! I can't believe we have had him for 9 weeks now. Time has gone by really fast.

Tiny at 4 months old

Tiny's 2nd Vet Appointment

He is 10 pounds 9 ounces! He is such a chunky puppy! Last visit he was just over 7 pounds! He thankfully didn't pee on anything at the Vet's today and he took his shots like a champ! I love our puppy!

Our Puppy will never learn his name because....

he has 1 million names.... the following are an assortment of things he gets called everyday:

Tiny
Mr T
Chewy
Chewbacca
Chiny
Whiny
Puggie
Pug Butt
Pug Bucket
Puggle
Poochy
No No Bad Boy
Don't Bite
Pooper
Hoochie Poochie
Snorty
Lunch Box
Harpy
Barking Parrot

Those are just a few...

Tiny Chewbacca Calkins

Tiny finally has a middle name. He doesn't bark really, but he makes Chewbacca noises and its hilarious... Dan wants me to change his name to Chewbacca instead of Tiny..... I don't know if I can do that thou lol

Tiny's first trip to the vet

Tiny had his first visit to the vet yesterday. He did great but he didn't start off very strong. As soon as we got in the office he started wailing like Chewbaca... I wasn't sure what was going on with him. They even asked if he is normally that skittish, and he is not! He finally calmed down and we went into the room where they weighed him and gave him his shots. I was suprised that he was so well behaved while getting his shots... he just sat there eating a cookie! I also didn't know that dogs have higher temp's than humans. Tiny's was 101. He also weighed in at 7.35 pounds. Go Tiny!

2 years together

We met 2 years ago. Yay us! We went to Cheesecake Factory again this year, it was so good but I couldn't even eat half of my meal. I adore Dan, he is so sweet to me. He tried to surprise me by buying the blue dress I am wearing below, but I ruined said surprise. He is such a good sport though!

I made my mom take our picture with Tiny... He is already starting to grow, it's hard to believe he will ever be bigger than 7 pounds! Seeing as I have no job and we have no children and only 1 car, Tiny is my life right now, which I don't mind. He keeps me busy and my mind off things that I can't control right now. I do look forward to finding a job soon (here's hoping that I can find one!) but taking care of Tiny when he is still this little will be good (I hope) for his behavior in the future.