Dog Wrestling

Welcome to the Eagle Mountain dog wrestling match of the month. 

In one corner, weighing in at a stalwart 20 lbs, wearing red, white, and black stripes, we have the master of disaster, the crawling kid, the bashful baby, Logan.  Logan's signature moves include gripping, grunting, and being cute.  Watch out for his ear grabbing takedown.

In the other corner, weighing in at a muscular 45 lbs, wearing black and white, we have the cunning canine, the friendly fido, Canyon.  Canyon's signature moves include getting up and walking away and ignoring you.  Watch out when he gets that tongue moving.  Nothing will distract you more than dog slobber on your face.

After the two minute round, it looks like this match goes to Logan by forfeit. 

Siberian Escape Artist

We have a peculiar dog.  Just like people, I think all dogs have a unique personality.  Our dog Canyon, a Siberian Husky, does not like to be confined to a kennel.  If it were up to him, he would be free to roam the many fields Eagle Mountain has to offer.  In fact, many times, he has done just that.  He figures out how to escape and then sprints off.  Luckily he has always come back.  I'd like to think it is because he likes our family so much, but it is more likely due to the fact that his food bowl is here.

When we first got our kennel, Canyon immediately went to work finding the weak points.  He has dug through under several places, including places I put chicken wire down to reinforce.  He has undone the links in the chain link fence and shoved his way through.  And he has gotten out over the top.  We always figured he jumped, because a few times from the corner of her eye, Jess saw him leaping over the top.  Today, we captured on film just how he does it.  Leaping alone would certainly attest to his athletic prowess, but this method of escape shows off athleticism as well as the ability to assess and overcome obstacles.

Conquering Everest

Logan has taken up a new sport: Stair climbing.  For some babies, that task may seem insurmountable.  Not Logan.  He was born to climb.  We first learned of this talent at church when he got away and without warning made his way to the pew.  He also crawls very fast and we didn't get to him in time.  There were two stairs in his way and without hesitation and without having climbed stairs before, he went right on up.  Then for the real challenge: a full set of stairs at our house.  No problem.  Climbing stairs has become one of his favorite things to do.  He hasn't quite figured out how to come down, but I'm sure will master that shortly.

Jess wanted me to mention that the theme for that day was stripes.

Craving for Subway

One thing you should know about me and Jess, is that we rarely eat at Subway.  I think one of the last times we ate there, we were traveling, and it was the closest restaurant around at lunchtime.  So, I was quite surprised one day on my way home from work to get a call from Jess asking if I could stop at Subway to pick up a couple sandwiches for dinner.  That was a change from our normal home cooked meals, but I didn't see any problem with that.  I got Jess a baked chicken sub with everything on it.  That is what she said she'd been craving.

After I got Subway, I called to make sure there wasn't anything else she'd like.  Well, it just so happens that she also wanted some Sun Chips and some Sprite.  That is typical for this type of meal, so I stopped at Walmart to pick up the chips and soda.  However, things started to get a little odd when she found out I was going to Walmart to get the chips and soda.  She requested I pick up tator tots stating again, that she'd been craving them.  I ended up leaving Walmart with chips, sprite, tator tots, and cookies.

After this unusual behavior, I started to pay a little bit more attention to Jessica's subtleties.  I noticed that Jess has been eating a lot more.  This has led to Jess feeling sick in the mornings (from 8 am to noon to be precise) and Jess has also started to put on weight.  Normally, I wouldn't say anything, but since her belly started to expand, I tactfully asked if she was doing alright.  That's when I noticed the moodiness.  Jess has been wearing her emotions on her sleeve.

I can't explain what is happening, and I'm not sure what to do other than to be my normal patient self.  If any of you have experienced similar situations, maybe you could help me understand what is happening to my wife?