Sick Puppy

My poor Batman is sick. He's been making these really weird noises the past couple days- kind of like he's trying really hard to blow his nose. His whole body tenses up and he starts wheezing. There's speculation that he might have bronchitis. (I had no idea dogs could even get that!) Since my vet was closed all weekend, I got him an appointment for this afternoon. I sure hope he's okay. He really makes me worry.

Last night he woke me up in the middle of the night breathing really really heavily and quickly. He sleeps under the covers at my feet, so I pulled him up onto my pillow so I could keep an eye on him. His breathing got back to normal after that.

My Favorite Boys

Batman and I spent this weekend at my parent's house again. He's always so tired when we get home. He cuddled up next to Alex on the couch and I got this adorable shot. I love these boys!

Batman and Alex

Today, Alex and I went to get him a new shirt. It's the same one he was wearing today, but the collar is all stretched out, so he wanted another one. Alex decided to put the old one on Batman. So cute.

Batman's "Whatever Mom" Face

This is Batman giving me his "Whatever Mom" face. I get this a lot. He can be quite lazy, and anytime I try to get him to do something he doesn't want to do, this is how he looks at me. Notice the slight squint in the eyes. I can just hear him saying, "You are so dumb. Just leave me alone."

However, this face is very close to his "I'm Super Tired" face. Since this photo was taken in the middle of the afternoon, I know this is his "Whatever Mom" face. But if it was late at night, or he'd been at my parents' house all day playing with his brothers, this would be his "I'm Super Tired" face. And he wouldn't be able to hold up his head. (Not exaggerating.)

My Car Companion

I took this super adorable picture earlier this week when Batman and I were driving. I think it's fantastic, especially considering it was taken with my crappy non-smart phone. It's now my background. I just love his big brown eyes!

Rain

Batman is terrified of the rain. And it's hilarious. Yesterday it was pouring when we got up, and it was tough just to get Batman out the front door. I brought an umbrella, and tried to keep him close next to me and under it so he didn't get wet, but he wasn't having it at all. After 5 minutes of trying to get him on the grass, I gave up and went inside.
Luckily for my little man, I got to go home for lunch and take him out. And it wasn't raining any more. I can't imagine he could hold his bladder from 10 pm to 6 pm the next day!

Lunch time

All last week, poor Batman had to stay in his pen all day long because I couldn't leave work for lunch. (Well, except one day when Alex was amazing and hung out with Batman for an hour during the afternoon.) Today I was finally able to go home and take Batman out. It was extra special for him because Alex came over too! Although he wasn't out playing for very long, Batman got a little break from his pen.
I'm afraid the rest of the week is going to be very similar to last week. I feel terrible, but sometimes I just can't drive 20 minutes home and then back to take him out. And these two weeks are CRAZY at work.