The Baby’s First Heartbreak

My daughter is in love.  And the feeling is not mutual.  I am sure this will happen many times throughout our lives but this is the first.  She stares longingly at her crush.  She talks to her and calls her.  She reaches out and tries to touch her at every opportunity.  At any moment, my daughter knows where in the room to find her crush (usually near the person eating!).  You guessed it! 

 
 The baby LOVES the dog.  The dog wants nothing to do with the baby, except when she is eating.  And then she really doesn’t want to be near the baby, just lick her bowls.  I think the main reason the baby wants to learn to crawl will be to get closer to the dog.  The dog is so wonderfully patient with the baby.  Most of the time she will even lay next to the baby even though the baby pulls on her ears (who can resist those ears) and the dog doesn’t react.  She pinches her leg and the dog carefully and slowly gets up to move. 

The dog does not love the attention from the baby but wants to make sure the baby is protected.  When the baby is getting attention that the dog determines unnecessary, she blocks the baby and takes all the attention herself. 

Every once in a while, the dog will give the baby a little loving!

I look forward to watching this relationship develop.