New Year

The first month of the new year is already half-gone and I can't believe it! Carlyle and I finally took down the Christmas tree today and of course the living room looks huge now. Carlyle is in his busy season at work - seasonal adjustment - and is working overtime a lot right now. My classes start next Monday and I'm looking forward to getting back into a rhythm again. Rosie has enjoyed having me around the apartment while on break. She loves to follow me around the apartment and curl up on the couch next to me.

Rosie is now a solid 16 pounds and stands 13 inches tall. Her ears are finally clear of infection and mites, and she's finally worm-free. Thankfully, she no longer chews on cords or wires and is less interested in plastic grocery bags. We walk her about 2 miles everyday and don't play with her very much in the house, and that's helped her be more calm inside. She is however very excited when Carlyle comes home from work. She whimpers and whines and jumps up and down and runs circles around in the apartment and follows him everywhere for the first few minutes. It's cute/annoying. :-)

When we first got back from SC after New Year's she was so well-adjusted with her crate that she got up off the couch the first night and walked to the bedroom and got in her crate all on her own to go to sleep! It was the cutest thing! She did it the night after that too, and we've encouraged her to do it ever since. Of course, at night when we're ready to go to bed and start turning lights off, she hops up on the couch and curls up. Her eyes say, "it's okay - I'll just sleep here... don't worry, I won't destroy anything while you're asleep." She does the same thing when we fuss at her and she knows she's getting in trouble. She'll hop up on the couch and sit like she hasn't been doing anything wrong. :)