Thanks for all your sweet comments, admiring our little pup. She's a Labrad00dle. My sweetie has allergies, so we had to get one of those hypo-allergenic designer dogs. For someone like me, who grew up with mutts, pound puppies, and rescues, it was a little much to go buy a dog at a breeder. But, you know, this way, I get to have a dog and my sweetie gets to breathe. So I adapted. Hah. Also, she's just so damn cute. I'm attaching another photo. Her eyes aren't blue. They were when she was a newborn, but they've faded to hazel now. For some reason they continue to look blue in photographs ... She's tiny. We got a "medium Labrad00dle" instead of a "standard" size, better for apartment living. Apparently she'll be between 25 and 40 pounds when she's full grown. A standard is more like 60 - 70 pounds. Anyway, she's just a little curly puffball of love. And I tell you, running outside with her four hundred times a day to potty train her, I don't have a lot of extra time to sit around and think about infertility. It's been a joyous distraction.
In decidedly other (and worse) news, just got a call from my best friend from high school. She has breast cancer. WTF? We're only freakin' 38 years old. She has no family history. She has four year old twins (through IVF). So scary. They think they caught it early. But she has to have pretty massive/invasive surgery - and soon. I can't get my head around it. She asked her doctor why this happened, and her doctor, of course, didn't know. But she mentioned environmental factors, hormones in food, delayed pregnancy, and years of fertility treatments. Nice. (And the doctor herself had 4 year old twins later in life and wasn't passing judgement, was just saying that the reality is that they're seeing a lot of women these days who fall in that category.) Super. Anyway, send out good vibes to my friend. It's just so unbelievable.
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Thanks for more photos! What is her name? All my best for you friend.
I'm so sorry about your friend. So very scary. I agree, puppy name please :)
So glad the puppy is bringing you some comfort, companionship, and puppy kisses. :) And I am so sorry to hear about your friend. That is so tragic, and I do hope they caught it early enough to resolve completely.
Wow Lizzie...I'm so sorry to hear the news of your friend. How horrible and how shocking. And to even think there could be a CHANCE of a connection between her fertility treatments and this...I mean come on universe! How much harder are you going to make it for us infertiles!!!
I will think about her and wish for a swift and complete recovery.
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Damn is your dog cute!
Oh, Lizzie, I'm so sorry about your friend. I hope she has a swift and amazing recovery. How scary.
The dog is complete cute.
I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. Give your pup a kiss from me.
Your friend is definitely in my thoughts. One of my wife's professors, also around that age, is in a similar situation. It is just so awful.
Your pup is just fantastic. I'm also allergic, and we're the proud owners of a poodle mix too! They are such fabulous dogs. Yay for puppy love.
Holding a good thought for your friend....
Sending love and healing to you and your friend.
Your pup is so sweet I want to eat her up with a spoon!
Sorry I am late to the party - but I second poodles as being smart and fun dogs. One of my best dog friends is a poodle!
So sorry about your friend having breast cancer - that is so unfair and cruel. I think that more and more researchers are thinking that a lot of these cancers are environmentally linked. I hope she gets star treatment and is on her way to recovery soon! ((((hugs))))
Oy. Sending good vibes!!!
OMG the puppy is amazingly cute!!!
sending good vibes to your friend. A friend of mine from grad school found out she had breast cancer just after her child turned 1. (She is nearly 3 now.) She is just now 35. Luckily, everything is fine, but - seriously, WTF??! Your pup is adorable!
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