Who do we have here?

Looks like a teenie weenie daschund puppy to me.
A very cute daschund puppy. A miniature, for sure.

She looks TINY between those other two dogs!

She looks cuddly resting by the daddy.
She was feeling smoochy here.

She felt totally cool here--wearing Webkinz clothes!

But really, when you're so very cold because you've never been inside before and it's been SUPER hot since you were born, it's child-to-the-bone sort of cold. When you're that cold skin-to-skin contact really does work best. The neck of the mommy's shirt will work just fine.

Meet Lucy (or Lu-Lu)! Lucy was a present from my awesome husband Eric. He knew that there would be no replacing Jake, but that having Lucy around would keep my mind off of him some. He was right! Lucy joined us last night.

Lucy is 7 weeks old tomorrow. She is Miniature Daschund, currently weighing in at about 3 pounds. Size comparison? Hmm...Lucy is almost the exact same size as a guinea pig (but she's not as thick). She's a red doxi with dark highlights.

It's funny/weird having a healthy puppy after our Jake experience. The new puppy cried today and everybody ran over there assuming she was having a seizure. The kids continue to be amazed that Lucy can do such awesome things as walk without falling over, and run, and even chaise them! They are even surprised by her poop--that it's normal instead of runny. The puppy is normal in every way, which feels completely abnormal to my children! LOL!

I'm very blessed to have a husband who can provide for all of our needs, but also can give his family gifts like Lucy. The children and I think she is just the cutest little thing. Eric could care less about pets, but he sure loves US!