Growing Like a Weed

at the dog park today i got to talking to a woman who was sitting on the ground amidst a pack of dogs. at first, i was a little distracted by the fact that she was literally sitting in the dirt in the middle of a dog park where hundreds of dogs “take care of their business” everyday.

i mean, who does that?

as we got to talking i realized that she was a nice enough woman. still, she kept telling me that lola is very small for her age. apparently, she’s convinced that she’s a “miniature” frenchie and will never be full grown. my instinct was to get all defensive of my slow growing bully baby but then i realized two things.

1. i like her small anyway and with her potential for health problems, we’re better off if she’s slightly underweight than overweight any day.

2. what this strange woman doesn’t know is that this 18 lb. pooch was 5 lbs. when we got her as a newborn – see below. even if she never gets any bigger (which she will), she’s already so much larger to us.

so, maybe i’m closer to being ready for parenthood after all…now that i’m able to shrug off other people’s unsolicited opinions as just that – their opinions.