Happy 1st Birthday, Molly!!

So today is our baby's first birthday!  Our puppy, Molly aka Molly Bear, Bear, Baby Bear, Molly-kins and Boo Boo Bear, is our spoiled little girl.  Kev and I love her so much!  Although she can be a pain in the butt, I can't imagine not having her in my life. 

Ten Reasons I Love Molly Bear:

1. The way she tilts her head from side to side when you talk to her.  It makes her look like she is intently listening to you.

2.  The way she moans and sighs when she gets comfortable.  It is soooo cute, not to mention loud, and you can tell she is just so relaxed.

3. When she wants to play she will jump up and try to bite you in the butt.  Although this can be annoying and hurt when she does get you, it is too cute and funny.

4. When we pick her up from my mom's (she goes there during work hours so she isn't home alone) she gets so excited... like she hasn't see us for years.  At home, I can go outside for 5 minutes and when I walk through the door, she gets so excited  It doesn't matter how long either of us have been gone, but once we walk through the door, she just can't contain her excitement. 

5.  She pretty much potty trained herself.  We got her when she was onl y 8 weeks old and we would take her out regularlly.  Once she learned how to go down stairs, she started to go down and scratch at the front door to let us know she needed to go outside.  And she did that all by herself.  She was the easiest dog to potty train!  I hope our future kids are going to be that easy!

6.  When we are in the car and she starts licking one of our hands, we know she is going to be out like a light in a matter of minutes.  It is like clockwork... she starts liking and BAM... dead asleep!

7.  She has prepared us for kids.  Since we don't have a fenced backyard, we have to take her out on a leash to use the bathroom.  Although we take her out before going to bed, she doesn't always have to go.  Because of this she will sometimes need to go out in the middle of the night.  This can be extremely annoying, but I figure, I (and Kev) will have to get up in the middle of the night with kids, so this is just training us for it!

8.  My mom says that she has started to wait at the bottom of the stairs around 4pm for us to pick her up.  Although I don't get there before 6pm!  She sits at the bottom of the stairs and just looks at the door waiting for mommy and daddy...how cute is that??

9.  The dog can jump like no other.  It is amazing.  Granted, she is very leggy, but still, she can get some serious height,  She can jump from the ground into Kev's arms when he is standing up and can jump to the height of my chest.  It is something to see.  We have talked about getting her into some agility classes... I will let you know what we decide.

10. She loves to play hide and seek with Kev and I.  It is too cute.  She will chase one of us into a room and then turn around and run out and do a lap around the living room and come back.  We will then hide while she is out and she loves to look for us.  We do it over and over again until she gets tired of it!  It can be so funny because once she sees you and you pop up out of your hiding spot, she will do an about face and run like you are going to chase her.  She just loves it!

We just love this girl!!!  She has also brought Kevin and I closer.  We definately treat her like a child. She is rarely left home alone and if she is, it is only for a few hours (hockey games!).  She has tons of toys, a Coach collar (yes, I know....) and sleeps with us at night.  She is definately our little girl!  We love you Molly Bear!!