I’m totally with you on that.  I can handle taking care of my kitty pretty well, but that’s because he’s pretty independent.  Food, water, and empty the litter box and he’ll be okay.  But if he starts crying at me at night, it’s the end of the world!  How could I ever handle night time crying?

Trust me, kids don’t start licking baseboards until at least 6 months of age, so you have plenty of time before it gets to that point! 

Oops!  I am glad that Lucy was ok anyway!  It really IS hard to keep track of everything and make sure the puppies are always safe.  Things do happen, unfortunately, even if we have the best of intentions!

Oh don’t stress it Britt! And besides, when the baby is a newborn there won’t be much action like that at all and I"m sure you’d be such a great mom!

You would be surpirsed about how much you change once a little one arrives!!! I have said it before and I will say it again......I think you would be a great mom!!! Don’t be so hard on yourself!!!!

I SO know what you mean! I had an episode just recently when Koda ate the little ant trap I’d set out. I was in hysterical tears, and on the phone with an after-hours vet thinking I’d killed her. She was fine! There will always be those little incidents, but hopefully when it’s a real, live baby we’ll be better. Don’t let that judge you as a mother, I know you’ll be excellent. Plus, you’d never let your baby eat her/his own poop. See, it’s just different!

Haha, sometimes I feel the same way.  I can hardly take care of myself and DH at times - a kid, not right now!
(Haha, I even referred to being pregnant as “incubating” this weekend - definitely NOT ready!)

Oh no! Poor Lucy! Glad to hear she’s okay! And I’m sure when the kids DO come around, you’ll be ready. The dogs are giving you some GREAT training.

u r a trip.

Brittny,

Don’t feel too bad....I think DH and I killed our houseplant!  We put him in the car for the move and then left him there a while when it was 100 degrees.  When I got in the car, it smelled like cooked plant.  Poor Bud!  So, we aren’t even ready for pets, let alone children.  We killed our plant…

You’ll be fine with kids, I’m sure of it! 

I’m glad your pup was fine, though...not too big a surprise considering that dogs can eat ALMOST anything!! lol

It’s amazing the things pets can get into and still be fine ..

Is it bad that as I was reading (me, with two kids on the way), I was looking around thinking “am I ready for kids?” .. dangling electrical cords, small non-edibles on the floor, a pair of scissors at the edge of a table .. not to mention the scores of cleaning products left scattered around the house.  Good thing I’ve got awhile

My baby Bernie has eaten part of my hubby’s flip flops, pine needles, his own poop, the poop of OTHER animals...and somehow he lives. Incredible what animals can consume, huh?

I’ve “heard” that you’re never completely READY to have kids, no matter how prepared you think you are --but, can’t really vouch for the truth of those words. It’s good to recognize, though, when you’re def NOT ready so that you can make sure that it’s a happy experience when children DO eventually come.

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