I'm a big sister!

Before you get too many ideas in your head based on the title, let me tell you my new baby brother has 4 legs and is covered in black fur. Mommy, daddy, and I talked about getting a puppy for a long time. Daddy and I had to work a bit of persuasion on mommy though. Then we went to a friend's graduation party from church and met a puppy named Cinco. He along with his mom Uno and 9 brothers and sisters were rescued by an organization called Stray Rescue of St. Louis. Cinco and his brother Once were staying with their foster mommy and daddy when we met him. He is a terrier/lab mix. He looks mainly like a lab, but there's definitely terrior in his face. Mommy and I fell in love and daddy wasn't far behind. A few days later we filled out an application for him, then his foster mommy brought him to our house to visit. He has already had all of his shots and mommy says he is microchipped and neutered too. I don't know what those things are, but mommy just tells me he has an "owie." Our visit was on Monday, and all week long we thought about what his new name should be. Mommy and my cousin Erin kept showing me his picture and asking me what the doggy's name is. I kept telling them his name is "Bailey," but it took them a while to figure that out. They thought I was just saying "Bay", so they looked up many lists of dog names and told me all names starting with B until they got to Bailey. I nodded my head excitedly repeating "Bay-Bay." And that is how Bailey got his name. Friday night I stayed with Maw and Pawpaw while mommy and daddy went to pick up my new brother. Though we don't know his exact birthday, it is estimated around April 20th, so he is 10 weeks old now. It was almost bed time when Bailey got home, but I still had a little time to play with him. Mommy thought for sure I would not sleep with Bailey home but I surprised her by sleeping as good as ever. I haven't been napping lately, and as soon as we brought Bailey home, I began napping well again. I have so much fun and use so much energy playing with him that I am more ready for naps! Bailey and I get along great. He likes to play with my toys sometimes, but I like to play with is toys too, so it's an even exchange. Mommy says he is teething just like me so he likes to chew a lot. I feel for him, so I gave him one of my rubber duckies to chew on. Another great thing about Bailey is that he loves his kennel. He even goes into it when he doesn't have to. I like to try to shut him in it too. We have so much fun playing together! I love my new baby brother!

Here he is on his car ride home. Isn't he cute?
Here I am playing with him when we first got home. I wasn't quite sure what to think of sharing my home with him at first.
Bailey plays my V-tech better than I do!
We both love cuddling with daddy!
Play time!