Today was more than just about getting the buddies ready for Baby K's arrival. We were back at it this morning around 6:30, walking for an hour, then I headed to day two of German class. Class is fun, and way less intense than this summer. The teacher did give us more homework than on Tuesday, but we do have the entire weekend to get things done.
Now, on to the exciting part of the day…the doctor appointment and trainer appointment. This appointment was just a routine monthly appointment, and everything looked good. We're 30 weeks along today and only have 70 days to go until the due date! I am literally the worst at taking my own weekly pics, but when BK is out of town I don't really have a choice. I took another one this morning, but my sisters seem to think this one shows progress a little better.
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| 30 weeks along! |
The doctor was really happy with all of my vitals and weight gain and also did not seem as concerned about Baby K being really big, as her growth has slowed down a bit since the last checkup. BK and I were both around seven pounds, which is what I'm hoping for. She weighs about 3lbs 10oz right now and is extremely active. Baby K did finally cooperate and we got a 3D picture of her face this time. Most of the time she has her hands by her face so that you can never get a good picture.
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| Baby K's face |
BK and I will start going to the doctor more often now, and in a couple of weeks have a joint appointment with a doctor at the hospital where Baby K will be delivered. I'm also supposed to register with the hospital in the next week or so, so that we're ready when it happens.
Now, on to our other children…
Today I had a new trainer come to the apartment so that we could continue to work on a few things with the boys. As expected, Tanner pretty much went crazy when she came over, which is pretty much par for the course. She helped with ways to reward him the second he stops barking and giving the behavior that is wanted, but it is really hard to ignore a barking dog! One thing I'm supposed to also do is to leash him in the apartment so that when people come over he can be leashed and know that he's with us and it's okay- no reason to be stressed.
Throughout this next week I'm supposed to continue to reward them, both in the apartment and on walks when they behave well. I'm also working on assessing their behavior by writing down some things for her, such as how they act with adults, how they act with children, do they have issues sharing, how do they react when they don't get what they want, and a few other areas.
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| Being rewarded for good behavior while on the phone |
The primary reason I asked her to come work with us was to help me get them prepared for the arrival of Baby K. So over the next few weeks we'll be working on that as well. One of the first things I have to do is bring her stroller up into the apartment and set it up. They need to get used to it, then we'll start moving it around, then we'll walk in the apartment with the stroller, and then finally try it out outside. They have to behave as if the baby was already there; they won' t be allowed to jump inside and roll around in the bassinet or anything like that.
She also wants to work on recall with them so that if they're off the leash (in the park or somewhere like that) they immediately respond and come back to what we want them to do. This will also help when interacting with other dogs while on walks as well. I also have a book to read that is on calming signals for your dog.
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| All the learning wore them out |
On the bright side, she did think that we had a good foundation in place and were practicing many good habits with them. We're meeting again next week to work on more. We have lots of work to do in the next 10 weeks before Baby K arrives!
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