OH PENELOPE!!!

So sorry I have not blogged in 4 weeks.  There has been a lot going on and we had a huge set back and loss in our family on June 3rd.  Our little baby girl Penelope passed away.  I have been wanting to write this blog post for a while but couldn't bring myself to it.  The week she passed was a really bad week for Jasper and I.  I had a lot of fetal stress and some spotting so I had to really take it slow with the mourning of her.  We are not sure what she ate but her symptoms were nothing unusual.  She was throwing up all night which she has done in the past from eating bread, and a  whole gallon of maple syrup, panatone bread, potatoes...  and so on.  she likes to eat and usually it would pass after she was done.  But that day was normal for her except when we went to check up on her she felt cold and I thought I would get her some coconut water.  When Joshua went to go pick her up  to give her water her head flew backwards and we rushed her to the the emergency vet.  Thanks Portland for having traffic,  unfortunitly on the way Joshua gave her mouth to mouth and we lost her about 5 min. from the Vet.  It was the hardest and most traumatic experience that I have ever gone through.  We brought her home and held her lifeless body and said our goodbyes.  We talked about it and had to bring her home to Bend to bury her.  That next weekend was my Baby Shower in Bend.  Next Sunday the morning of my Baby shower we buried her in my parents back yard and had a small ceremony for her.  She is at peace and now all of us can be by her.  She was the light of our life.  Keyki and her are our two baby girls and we loved them like our own children.  Penelope was a breeding dog that we rescued 2 years ago and we tried to give her the most adventurous life that we could. I wish we new our time would be short with her.  We originally got Penelope because of all the miscarriages that I have had and after the last miscarriage that I had Joshua thought getting another dog to take my mind of things for a while would be a good idea.  When we found her online we both new she was the one.   She was perfect in every way even with her snoring and eating us out of house an home.  Once we realized I was pregnant and Jasper would be ok we new that Penelope would be his Dog.  WE now know that Penelope's spirit is with Jasper and will guide him through life.  We miss you our sweet baby girl and we will never forget what life you have brought to us all ,including Keykers.

there first meeting of each other

Penelope's first trip to Caifornia

There first hike together

first camping trip

penelopes first time on the beach

her favorite spot in our backyard

this is a hat I knitted her

first halloween

WE WILL MISS YOU MY LOVE!!!