Andy

I felt I should formally announce the newest member of our family, Andy. He's a perfect, sweet, lovable, cuddly little doll baby. I found him online and picked him out because he has a cloudy eye and was discounted because of it. (WAHHHH!!!! Just broke my heart)

So Dallas drove me and Toby to Lamar, MO this past Sunday to pick him up. He did great the whole drive home and he and Toby are already good buddies. He's doing really well at home too, but when we took him to our vet we found out we didn't exactly get the correct story about his little eye. Turns out he has a condition called Lagophthalmus. His little eyes are drying up. His left eye is pretty much shot, and his right eye is already starting to deteriorate. So we've got to put drops in them 3 times a day for the rest of his life. I just hope that stops it... I hope he doesn't lose his vision totally, or develop ulcers, or need grafting!!

I still don't want to talk about Sophie on here, because nothing could ever replace her. But I have to admit that having this little guy and Toby has helped me. It was just so painfully obvious when I was at home that she wasn't there snuggled on my lap or under my feet or begging for a treat. So it's helped to have the little boys doing all of those things.

We also decided to go ahead and get him now so he and Toby can "grow up" together, and so that we'll hopefully have them all house broken and trained by the time the baby comes!

I heart him.