Momfessionals: Jack Bauer

So we've had Jack Bauer for almost exactly two months now and I thought it was about time for an update!

In case you missed it - back in January a family that I know from school found Jack Bauer wandering in their neighborhood. He was tiny and full of mange and fleas and weighed just under 2 lbs. He was shaved and scraped and shampooed and declared healthy - and lucky! It was FREEZING out and the vet he saw thought he'd been outside for several days.

I am happy to report that he had a check-up with our vet on Tuesday and he is growing and looks great! He weighed in at a hefty 3.7 lbs and did great with his vaccinations and few other tests.

And ironically, we were matching :) hahahaha

When we first got JackBauer, he was shaved... but all his fur was white. See pics below...

As the weeks have gone by, he started to get dark purplish looking blotches (and I thought that someone had held him too tight.... as they almost looked like bruises... but they didn't hurt him so we knew they weren't) and as his hair started coming back in he got spots! They crack me up because they're a totally different hair texture and color.

JackBauer loves chasing golf balls, laying in our bed and (surprisingly) he LOVED the snow (as evidenced by the snow all over his face in the picture below).

He has an overbite (which is why his tongue sticks out - hahaha) and is most definitely a "mama's boy".

And it's such a shame that the kids don't pay him any attention at all :)

When he got him back in January, the vet that he was seen by said that he believed him to be between 8 and 10 weeks old, but our vet this week told us that he felt like he was about 14 weeks now. Which means that he was about 4 or 5 weeks when we got him.

He does great in his crate at night and can also stays in there while we're working during the day. Most afternoons Dave runs home to let him out, but if he can't he's been able to "hold it" until I get home around 4:30.

The kids argue over feeding him, taking him out and getting to hold him in the car. And even though I know they all love him, JackBauer and Mason have developed a really sweet and special bond. The first thing Mason does when he gets home is go get Jack Bauer and he prays for him before bed and snuggles with him every morning and every night.

We are absolutely IN LOVE with our sweet little pup and are so excited about lots of adventures with him in the years to come. If you just can't get enough of Jack Bauer, be sure to check out his hashtag on Instagram (#jackbauermcanally). And in case you missed it - I finally got a Facebook page for the blog! You can connect with me on FB HERE.

Don't forget tomorrow is Friday Favorites!!! Be sure to come back and link up (or check out all the links!) Happy Thursday, friends!!!

Happy Monday, Friends!!! I'm back at work today - and as you're reading this I'm probably starving and going through caffeine withdrawals - as any time we have a break from school I get used to "grazing" and drinking hot tea all day long. hahaha I'm also wearing real clothes and am hating every second of not being in PJs :)

Our weekend started on Friday when I picked up our new puppy, Jack Bauer!!!

On Monday night, a family I know from school found Jack wandering through their neighborhood.... it was cold and rainy and he was two pounds of pitiful. He was matted and obviously uncomfortable and itchy. He spent the day on Tuesday at the vet getting shaved, scraped, chipped, clipped and everything in between. Other than a case of mange and some open sores from bites and the skin infection, he was given a clean bill of health and estimated to be between 8-10 weeks old. They think (based on the hair he had when he went in) that he is a poodle mix and will be under 15 lbs, but only time will tell. The family that found him kept him for us until Friday because the sulfur solution he was dipped in (to treat the mange) can't be washed off and isn't great for little kids.

We didn't tell the kids anything between Tuesday and Friday and Dave and I started brainstorming names. We decided on Jack Bauer while discussing "tough guy names" that we thought would be fitting since he had survived in the cold, wet woods all alone for who knows how long. We tossed some names back and forth, and being AVID 24 fans as soon as Jack Bauer came out in conversation we knew it was meant to be.

My mom came with me on Friday morning to pick him up, while the kids thought I was running to the grocery store. We walked into the house and Luke goes, "Gibi! You have a puppy!!! Whose puppy is that???" and she answered, "he's yours!" and then squealing and jumping up and down and mass hysteria ensued. :) Luke LOOOOOOOOVES dogs and has been asking for one for, literally, years. Before we had Mason, we had a yellow lab, and we'd been talking about getting a dog that would better suit our family for several months.

GG was instantly enamored with the teeny guy...

... and the boys were equally impressed. Please note how sweet Jack Bauer is!!!

Mason (and his bedhead) were OVER THE MOON!!!

We let Jack Bauer (yes.... we're calling him by his full name), take a rest and the kids played with Duplos :)

Note how GG wedges herself in there and squeezes her biggest brother out :)

More playtime!!!

And then a little Kindle time :)

And then he slept in my jacket to stay warm. hahaha

Friday night GG impressed us with her new trick and then we all called it a night early.

Saturday mornign G was HAPPY it was the weekend! We celebrated with dry cereal and cartoons in our bed :)

After our snuggle time, the kids and Dave braved the cold to head to the Home Depot kids workshop while I got some things done around the house (mainly, cleaning up and out toys and other junk).

Luke was so excited that they ran into one of his buddies from school!!!

Stop - it's hammer time :) hahaha

Sister bear hung out and watched her big brothers do their thing...

... and then they were off to the library to read with dogs and get some new books and DVDs to bring home.

G checked out the puzzles...

... and Mason hung in the stroller. ;)

When they got home they ran around like crazy people, ate lunch and danced in the kitchen. :)

After lunch we were reading in G's room when I snapped this pic! LOVE!!!

Saturday afternoon the sun peeked out and so Jack Bauer and I headed out to the front yard for a few minutes. Check out those ears!!!

Saturday night we said some EXTRA EXTRA special prayers for our friends in China :) When we say or blessing at dinner this is how GG prays. SO SWEET!

Sunday morning with one extra cutie in the pic!!!

Told y'all! Besties!!! :) hahaha

And I can't even with this girl :)

Sunday afternoon I ran a few errands including heading to school to work on lesson plans and make copies. My classroom was CHILLY!!!

SAD FACE about break being over! I'm going to miss my babies!!! My middle school babies are cute and all, and they do ask for snacks about as often as my own babies, but they're just not the same :) You better believe that there will be some SERIOUS snuggling going on at my house tonight!!!

We ended Sunday night with chocolate chip cookies, the Cowboys game and this....

... pure sass! hahaha

Our break was so much fun and rather than dwelling on it being over, I'm going to be excited about the fresh semester and about MLK Day coming up :)

One last thing.... didn't you LOVE G's hat in the pics above??? It's handmade from LaikynLeigh and I'm in love!!! It's super soft and thick and warm and GG LOVES wearing it! I have the adult version and love mine as well. I wore mine for Jammie Cocoa Christmas...

And GG wore hers last week :)

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