Pregnancy

My mother keeps looking at me strange when we talk about Matcha and puppies. I get the impression that she thinks I should've aborted. And my brother, when I talked to him about it, couldn't understand why I was keeping them, or, why I was letting Matcha keep them. Whatever. Right now, I'm confused about all of it. Why not have the puppies? Plus, I'm pretty much comparing it to my decisions about pregnancy: I know, that if I was, I'd have the kid and give it up for adoption. It's not simple, but it's something I figured out for myself. My brother was confused and demanded to know if it was some kind of moral motivation, and it is, a bit, but I also feel that it's got something to do with personal satisfaction (we should note that he was confused about the dog here). Finish what you start. Not that she had much choice in the matter.

Anyway, doc says 2 weeks(ish). I'm supposed to take her temp every day, but I'm pretty sure that's absurd as I'm not going to go out and buy a thermometer just for this purpose, and I'd never be able to take my own temp again if I used ours on her. I think I'll just be patient and observant. Also, my father said I was crazy if I thought I would leave the puppies out in the shed. I'm not quite sure if he's right, but the comment and further discussion determined that I could keep them in the basement if I set it up right.

I asked pretty much everyone at my parents' party, but no one wants a dog. I'll just have to pop them in a basket at some point and take them near children. Let's hope that the parents are both malleable and at least slightly inclined to appreciate dogs.

My brother said she'll probably have a mutt litter; I'm just hoping that they don't resemble pugs or other such ugly dogs... If she found a miniature poodle out there... ugh.