Roxy

Just recently I noticed that we do not really post much of our four-legged fur child (aka baby girl) Roxy. I figured she deserves her own post this week especially after she listened to the little boss man on the weekend and ended up looking like this (hehe) ...

 

When I removed Hugo's bib after he finished eating he wanted it. I figured he wanted to open and close the Velcro part so I gave it to him to play with for a bit. I was wrong however, he opened the Velcro part then walked to Roxy and was trying to put it on her. I obviously had to step in and help and Roxy was a really good girl. She probably knew the chances of him rewarding her with a Cheerio treat was high. (Her relationship with him has become a special one. I think he has started to grow on her). Once the bib was on Roxy, Hugo started laughing, he obviously thought it was very funny.

For five years, Roxy was like an only child and had all of our attention. We brought her home in October 2006 (she was about 3 months old - she was born July 27, 2006). Then in October 2011 it all changed when we brought another human into our home ... a really tiny human who cried and kept mom and dad up throughout the night (and her of course). At first she did not want anything to do with him. She just stayed clear of him. But since he became mobile and started to share his food with her, they have started to become best buds. I swear they take turns driving me crazy. When I finally get Hugo to settle down, usually Roxy will start to cause trouble (i.e. sneak off with one of Hugo's toys or his socks - she really likes them). When he was smaller and I had to give him a bottle, I swear she would wait till I sat down to feed him to start scratching at the back door to go out and then I would let her out and 30 seconds later she wanted back in. Some days she just wants my attention. She has always been good for the most part with staying off my lap when Hugo is awake. Usually the second I sit on the couch once Hugo goes to bed she comes over and jumps on my lap so she can have some cuddle time. Almost every night when I am getting Hugo changed for bed and putting on his PJ, Roxy will come into his room too and lay right beside my feet the entire time.

 

She loves posing for the camera. I think she is in all our photos that I took of the progression of Hugo's room before he arrived. Here she is saying cheese for the camera last week ...

 

This past week she has been enjoying the beautiful weather (as have we). She loves sun tanning whether it is on the back deck or the front yard. I can always tell if it is nice out because Roxy will go out and lay on the deck when it is warm outside. Here she is sun tanning while I was trying to remove all the dandelions [a never ending battle] from the front yard on the weekend. ...

Most of all Roxy loves "Car Rides" (you mention these two words once and she will not stop following you around the house. She especially loves Car Rides when she gets to sit in the front passenger side with her window down and the sunroof opened ...

All happy Saturday when she came out with us for a drive.