Bucket list is coming along real well

and for once, the bucket list updates are also coming along real well.  We brought home our third child, a sweet little cocker puppy called Loopy Maya Samarawardene Pintu.  You ask why the one foot long name?  The first one explains it all, we are all loopy....only one of us is officially named that!

She is adorable, as expected of every pup.  Black with very few white markings, she is 54 days old today.  We went through upset tummy and loss of appetite already with the move and my lack of sense in asking which kind of food.  I got the weaning food, she was already on puppy chow.  Some trial and erring...we are back to the 'just-had-child-think-that-poop-consistency-talk-is-okay-anywhere' days.  In a jiffy, just like that!  Yes, we are working on the talk part - we try to seclude ourselves in the bathroom or use code.  Just until she stabilizes, we promise!

I think we have one of the smartest puppies in the world.  Loopy but real smart.  She figured I was mom on day one (not tough one, that....I was s'mother'ing), figured out that we wanted her to pee outside on day 2 (only three accidents in three days....come on, when you were 53 days old, you were peeing on people who could not afford that diaper!), ate my hair to wake me up and take her outside at night and asked me for food by taking me to the kitchen last night.  Not bad for a 3 day old loop, don't ya think?  Not made up...not creative enough to expect so much from such a widdle one.

The next few months will be about puppy day care coverage and some rushing around. It is all absolutely worth it to see that little docked tail wagging away to see you.  Why does it take only a minute to fall in love with a puppy? Or talk nonsensical sentences in your mother tongue quite automatically? She has no issues and remember, we are loopy?! :-D

Life is complete!