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hmmmm, unless the asthma is absolutely horrible, it shouldnt be grounds for getting rid of their baby....Ashton and I both have alergies and asthma... and we're fine!  Nicole i definatly think you should pick him up!

well ive had both of mine by c-section so i realy dont know any different. i personaly dont think it hurt that bad, esp.the second time, but then again my pain tolerance is pretty high i've decided... seriously, seriously, find a different doc. i cant believe this is happening, it would honestly scare the h*ll out of me if i was being treated like that under those sercumstances. my Gyno, and family doc. are like friends with me, they are wonderfull people, and im so comfortable with them I feel i can tell them anything. you'll know if the next one is right. i hope you can solve this problem. what a horrible thing to have to go through. and while youre all prego! bop your husband on the head good and proper for me ok?
for heaven sakes if a man told me he knew what was better for my prego body than i did!?!? i'd laugh him off the face of the planet!

awwwww so cute! i love chihoohoo's  they are absolutely adorable, i think it's great that you can spend some time with them while you're staying there!....OMG they are so cute!

I would like to add something to sc. trojan's post.  A dog that is crate trained will look to his crate as his private space.  His den.  In my house we call it Jack's room.  Our rule is, if someone is in their room, you are not to bother that person.  That goes for Jack too.  As I am writing this Jack is stretched out in his crate having a morning snooze.  The door to the crate is open and his sofa is empty.  In fact the house is empty, just me, no kids.  Sometimes, he just prefers to be in his quiet space. 

So I guess I am disagreeing with sc. trojans on not crating after a certain age.  However, I do agree with the principal.  Jack was a distructive adolescent.  He was crated when we were not home up until recently.  I could leave my house knowing that it was safe from his chewing and, more importantly, he was safe from ingesting something that could have hurt him.

oop! i didnt read scTrojan's post, I am in agreement with Jacksmom.

that is totaly prime smooching material right there!

well dont read any more! it could possibly mean nothing at all. try to focus on something else, and I HATE WAITING so i know how terrible it is to have 2 more days to go. realy realy hoping for good news, keep updating. prayrs 2 u.

hahahaha yeah the selective hearing is a wonderfull development    luckily, only one of mine has the selective hearing

we do NILF with Max, Chevy, and Boog. I'll give you a summary of our day:

in the morning first thing all 3 need to go potty. so i go to the door and they all must sit  while i walk through the door and they hear my release command. then they know it's time to follow me outside to go potty.  and we do the same thing when we go inside, after their buisness is done, all three must sit and wait till i give them the ok to go inside, no matter if the door is wide open or not.

then they have breakfast, they are fed in pack status order, which means Max is first, then Chevy and little Boog is last, they must all sit and wait for their release command to go to their food bowls before they start to eat. this is also done at every meal.

All three of the boys know better than to go ahead of Jeff or I through an entry way. Max still tries it when he's excited, but must always go back out the way he came and wait for me to go through first before he may.

no one may pass a human on the stairs. a bounding dane on the stairs is not a good thing.

also they may not get onto the furniture unless they ask or wait untill after the humans are already seated. (considering we'll be sitting on the same place like the big couch)

of course they always earn treats and anything else fun, it's a very positive and consistant method of training, and it always keeps the house rules remembered. there's never a chance they will for get a command.

since ive never taken any of the boys to obedience training, ive been very strict about the NILF system. and I think it's a very great way to help bring a little bit of sanity to your house.