Showing posts with label russ. Show all posts
Showing posts with label russ. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Big Brother Russ

So here we are, thinking that Matt and I would be bringing home the newest member of our family....

But much to our surprise and happiness.....

 Two six week old Golden Retriever puppies! 
Brother & Sister pair.  John, we have been replaced!!!

My parents got them from a breeder in Boerne about a month ago and they are C-U-T-E!  I don't know if they are still working on names, but favorites of the ones they mentioned are Trixie and Griffin.  Scout would be really cute as well for the boy.  Macy is also in the running for the little girl.  She definitely has a Trixie personality!  One of them broke in the white rug in the nursery, but thanks to Spot Shot, it still looks like new. 
This picture is so funny to me b/c it doesn't look like him at all.  He is definitely making a face of disapproval.  Probably from the lack of grass in our backyard.  Russ was looking and smelling like an old stinky dog, so Matt and I purchased a baby pool for him and had a fun mud day in the backyard, followed by a much needed bath, haircut, furminator session and towel dry.

Still wearing his $th of July flare!

For those who don't know Russ, he enjoys a tennis ball, but LOVES footballs and basketballs.  His favorite toys are the soft animals, which he quickly opens and removes the stuffing.  Right now our house is full of ducks! 


Russ is such a sweet and good dog, having a great day with his dad!

We also managed to capture a few pictures of his bath, which he enjoys as much as any Spa-goer!  We made sure to get all the burrs out and that every inch of his body was lathered.  He smells so good now!  It actually took some years off of him.  Matt and I laugh at how a bath and grooming actually makes him "prance" more!

The ear massage, $5.00 extra!

It was a fun day spent spoiling our FIRST child! 
Russ was a gift to me from Matt for our 1 year anniversary. 
Hard to believe he is going to be 9 years old in October!

Saturday, April 30, 2011

The Bump at 30 weeks

So many people have been asking me to post a picture of the baby bump so here it is at 30 weeks!  It is getting big and giving me back pain, but so far the pregnancy has been really good, so I can't complain.  I keep telling Baby Opitz that we are running out of real estate, so if he/she would like to come early, we are okay with that.  Just 10 weeks left until baby Opitz enters the world!!!

While I'm not keen on the idea of posting pictures of myself at my all-time biggest size, there will be more pictures to come after our baby shower tomorrow.  The irony is that the weather predition is actually rain!  We are so excited to see friends and family!!!

Russ was trying to make an appearance on the blog, since there has been next to no news about him, here's an update!  He is doing great; he's such a happy dog.  He has a torquoise bandana on from the Easter weekend at the lake.  Always a fashionable doggie!  I can tell that he is much more gentle around me than he used to be.  I noticed that his bark changed from a deep and intimidating bark to a soft high-pitched bark for about 1-2 months.  Now it's back to normal, but I have no idea what changed and why.  I keep telling him about his new buddy that's on the way and I think he is actually excited and curious!  I can't wait to introduce them!