Bella Prep

We're trying to prepare Miss Bella for her brother's arrival, which will pretty much rock her world. After 2 weeks I think we can officially call Phase I a success. She sleeps in bed with us as it makes her a happy camper and we'll admit we like it too. The problem is she loves to get up in the middle of the night and roam around the condo which sometimes left us with unpleasant surprises in the morning. Hard to break a 4 year habit, but now we put a leash on her at night so she can't jump down, and the result has been wonderful. Wohoo!

Phase II might prove to be more difficult. She gets so excited around kids and wants to give their toes/fingers/face kisses and play. She wouldn't hurt a fly, but we want to start working on "gentle" as a command to calm her down and teach her boundaries with baby etc. As we bring baby's gear downtown will start showing her his things and working on it. Tried this afternoon with an adorable cuddle blanket my friend Meghan sent over from Milwaukee (thanks Megs!). It didn't go well but it was pretty darn cute. Long ways to go on this one...