Our first day at home

Ian finally had to go back to work, my parents have gone home, and Ian's parents don't get here until this weekend. So, Evan, Rip and I are having out first day at home on our own. So far, it has been very entertaining. We had our first solo excursion to Petco to drop off Rip for a grooming appointment, and I'm proud to say that we were only 15 minutes late! By the time I got the dog on his leash, Evan changed, fed, and in his stroller, and myself dressed and presentable, we were running a few minutes late.

Then, when our little procession made it downstairs we realized that this would be Evan's first exposure to Seattle rain. That's okay because our stroller has a rain cover, so it was mommy and Rip that soaked up most of the rain as we were trying to get everyone loaded in the car. However, eventually, we got the wet dog and the baby loaded in the car and made our way down to Petco.

Rip was NOT happy to be left at the groomer. Evan was chirping in his stroller and Rip thought it was unacceptable that he should leave the baby. He has been a great guard dog. Every time Evan cries, Rip gets up, checks the bassinet, and finds one of us to let us know that we really should check on the baby. I think they will get along very well.

In this picture Rip is watching Evan in the bassinet. Whenever Evan startled or moved while he slept, the dog would jump back. Now, he's a little more used to Evan, but he still likes to watch him in the bassinet.

He also wants to be as close to Evan as possible at all times. Here, Evan is snoozing on the couch, so Ripple decided to come up and join us. (Don't worry, we don't let Rip near Evan when we're not right there.) I like this picture because it shows how big Rip is compared to Evan. This will soon change, so Rip better enjoy his status as big brother while it lasts.