First Adoption Completed!

Last Thursday we officially became adoptive "parents"...of a dog. She is a mutt, with a mix of a lot of things, like pug, shepherd, lab, and who knows what else. We named her Rosita. She is between 1 to 3 years old, and we got her from a humane society outside of Superior. We took her home as soon as we saw her. She is very timid but sweet and wants to learn. She also likes to get attention from our one niece and four nephews. She has even had her own babies in the past. We have attached some pictures of her. When we first got her she was scared of common house items, such as the toilet and the stairs. Now she's better, but she is still terrified of music coming from the piano! We have no idea why. Her favorite thing in the world is the dog bed that we got for her on the way home. She spends 2/3 of her day on that thing.

We think Rosita has some attachment issues, though. She gets fairly nervous whenever we leave her and vocalizes her concerns (instead of barking, however, she does sort of a high hum). I suppose that is similar to what Henry might do when we get him, as he will probably have some attachment to his foster family. All in all, it seems like Rosita is a good way for us to take on some responsibility while getting ready for even more responsibility. We can't wait for her to meet Henry and for us to become even more of a family.

Speaking of our little dude, we got another medical update on him today. He was evaluated on November 7th. He is 12 pounds, 14 ounces (up from 11 pounds, 8 ounces on Oct. 5), 54 centimeters long (up a whopping 2 cm's from October), with a cephalic circumference of 38 centimeters (up one cm). He was given a third dose of polio vaccine, meningitis and Hepatitis B. According to the report, Henry presents a normal physical and mental development and a good nutritional and nuerological state. Additionally, he moves his head in the directions of sounds and colors. His favorite sound is the sound of a basketball swishing through the net. I wonder what his favorite color is?

Now we have to wait for a few weeks to get another case update and pictures. In the meantime, we will have a happy Thanksgiving and will save some pumpkin pie for our little pumpkin. To everyone who is reading and commenting, we can't thank you enough for your support. It truly feels like there is an army of people urging us on.

The Pratts