We finally came together and cried and held each other and prayed together. We prayed for a lot of things...Rusty held me as he prayed for both of us. One of the things we prayed for was hope.
The next day we went to Tupelo to the flea market and wound up coming home with this:
She is a Siberian Husky, and we do not have a name for her yet.
Rusty has been talking about wanting a dog of his own to raise from being a puppy and he wanted a German Shepard or a boxer but then we saw these at the flea market and he decided he wanted her....I totally did not disagree.
Of course, now we get to experience the no sleeping and all the poop cleaning of having a baby....along with seeing each other "parent"....we've been taking turns getting up. It's my turn...that is why I'm up at 3am.
I wish I was getting up to soothe a baby's crying, not a puppy's howling and whining....especially because the dog training book says we have to ignore the howling and whining and just let her out to pee every 2-3 hours at night but we can't hold her or pet her as she'll see that as a reward for her whining and howling to be let out and she'll do it every night.....so not only do I not get to sleep, I don't get to comfort anybody.
:(
At least we can hold her in the morning....she's a great distraction, and a lot of work.
She is cute. I am sure you guys will come up with a great name for her! And while she is not the baby(s) you expected to be loving on at this point in your life, you are right, she will be a great distraction and also an unifying "component" if you will, in your family as you go through the tough days ahead. We had some rough times through our days with our dog, but he was the one thing we all had in common and could laugh about when there was nothing to laugh about. It will be a good thing (once she gets past the howling and whining stage I think :)
ReplyDeleteI'm also "glad" that you and Rusty prayed together after you had that fight. It could have so easily gone the other way where you went "into your separate corners" and built a wall, but you chose to unite in prayer instead. I will pray for hope for you too
betty
She is cute. I am sure you guys will come up with a great name for her! And while she is not the baby(s) you expected to be loving on at this point in your life, you are right, she will be a great distraction and also an unifying "component" if you will, in your family as you go through the tough days ahead. We had some rough times through our days with our dog, but he was the one thing we all had in common and could laugh about when there was nothing to laugh about. It will be a good thing (once she gets past the howling and whining stage I think :)
ReplyDeleteI'm also "glad" that you and Rusty prayed together after you had that fight. It could have so easily gone the other way where you went "into your separate corners" and built a wall, but you chose to unite in prayer instead. I will pray for hope for you too
betty
Thank you. :)
ReplyDeleteWe were up every two hours last nite and up for the day at 6. Luckily she let us nap for an hour and a half...she slept on my shoulder while I was on the couch watching football with hubby...we all fell asleep.
The fight we had was tough..we both said some pretty harsh words (mostly me) but it was exactly what we both needed to be the catalyst to get those feelings out there in the open...my husband and I love each other very much. We did a lot of apologizing for hurting each other with our words and we turned to God together, because really in the end, where else would we turn??
I feel so blessed to have my husband and he feels the same about me. Its so amazing to me to be able to go through the worst possible things with someone, be able to be angry with each other, and still come out on the otherside closer to each other and closer to God.
We may not have our babies, but we have one heck of a marriage and not everyone can say that. :)