Bladder Control

Both dogs were let out last night before we headed upstairs for bed around 9:30pm. Right at 3:00am for the SECOND night in a row Emma asks to go outside. Yesterday Darcy came with us at that time in the morning but today Darcy didn't get out of bed and I thought, "let the old dog sleep, it's so hard for her to do the stairs." That was a mistake. Emma was pretty desperate to go out, ran down the stairs and waited at the door. I'm trying to figure out why she is needing to go outside when I remembered, she is 28 days along, I bet those puppies are pushing on her bladder. Now 28 days doesn't sound like much but the entire gestation is ONLY 63 days and Emma is already showing, either that or she is putting on weight. She can't figure out either why she has no bladder control and needs to get up during the night. Having 5 kids, how well I remember those nights. Emma comes running back in and up the stairs we go. Bed felt so warm, soft and comfortable when Darcy comes in asking to go out. That was 2 trips down the stairs between 3:00am and 3:30am. The second time back in bed snuggling up to Mark's warm body with my frozen feet caused him to wake and he wants to start talking moving strategies. By 4:15am coffee was calling, that or Aleve, not sure what was needed more. Yesterday Philip came over for lunch and reminded us that after Saturday all the moving stress will be over. Ground beef was thrown in a pan for browning for a quick taco lunch, when done the grease drained into a cup. This morning the cup was placed in the microwave to warm the grease up to pour some on the dog's food as a special treat. The next thing we heard was "BANG" the microwave caused the grease to explode. So instead of sitting with the Good Book enjoying a nice cup of coffee in the quietness of the morning I'm trying to clean the inside of a grease covered microwave.