Today our 10 year old dog, Jake, bit Manny on the foot.

Our children have a tendency to play a little rough with Jake, i.e. pulling ears/tail, poking him in the eye, trying to ride him like a horse (he's a fairly big dog, about 60lbs) and he's never shown aggression. He has growled a little bit to show displeasure if they're doing something that he particularly doesn't like, but I've never been worried to leave him alone with them.

Today Jake was sleeping on the floor and both of my kids jumped on him which startled him. Jake then bit Manny on the foot and broke the skin. He didn't need stitches, but it's a pretty gnarly puncture wound.

I'm at a total loss at what I should do. From the outside looking in, it's easy to say that we should get ride of him, but this dog has been a part of our family for the last 10 years. He's literally our 3rd (soon to be 4th) child. He's never shown aggression to anyone, ever.

Are dogs prone to biting if they've already bitten? Or is this a one time deal? I have no idea. Manny is not afraid of Jake. He hasn't pet him or hugged him since the bite, but they were hanging out on the floor before bedtime.

Ugh....I have no idea what to do.


In pregnancy news, I am completely miserable...haha...at least I can laugh about it, right? I'm still puking daily which totally sucks. I seem to be fine during the day, but once 5:00 p.m. rolls around the nausea kicks in and I typically can't keep anything down other than water or tea.

I have officially lost site of my feet, and can no longer fit into my non-maternity jeans. We're going to Old Navy to pick up some jeans tomorrow...woo hoo!

Speaking of clothes, what the hell is up with all of the frumpy-ugly maternity clothing? When I was pregnant during the Winter I was always so jealous of the Summer preggos because they typically had really cute Spring/Summer maternity clothing. Now that I actually need Summer maternity clothing it's absolutely hideous. The only cute clothes I've been able to find are at Old Navy, but I can only buy the same shirt in so many colors before I get bored...I need variety people!

My next prenatal appointment is next Friday, hopefully we'll be able to hear the heartbeat by then, but who knows. My midwife doesn't travel with a doppler, she uses a stethoscope so little bean has been to small to produce any sound. I know everything is fine but there's nothing better than hearing that little heartbeat for piece of mind :)