Ellie-Mae's 1st slumber party

Ellie-Mae & Heidi

Ellie-Mae loves company. Especially company from my mom, dad, Patrick's dad and my dads doberman Heidi. Ellie gets overly excited when one or all of her favorite people come over for a visit. My dad went off sailing, and Heidi came to stay with us for 5 days. Ellie & Heidi have had many play dates, but this was their 1st slumber party. I'm not sure who has been enjoying this more, Ellie, Heidi or Patrick. These girls are absolutely adorable together, and they absolutely love Patrick. They follow his every move, and shower him with affection. 


Patrick and Heidi bonded over 3 years ago when we were visiting my dad in South Carolina. Patrick had never been around a doberman, and he had always had male dogs. A few months later, we were in the Florida Keys visiting my dad and Patrick got the swine flu. Our 1st night there, he got really sick and had a really high fever. Heidi, who was a huge part of my dads recovery from cancer and his greatest nurse during his chemo treatments, jumped into bed with Patrick and snuggled up next to him to heal him. Patrick became fascinated with Heidi, and she was a big part of Patrick agreeing that we could get a dog, a female dog and a doberman. We searched for a long time for our puppy and new the moment that we met Ellie that she was ours. She is not a doberman however, she is a coonhound. 

Getting cozy

Now, back to the slumber party. When we brought Heidi home on Friday, Ellie was a little confused that Heidi was here and my dad was not. Ellie is still hyper at times, and slowly growing out of her puppy antics. She is definitely a spoiled, only child and has the behavior at times to prove it. Ellie was very territorial over her mom, dad and entire house which she thinks that she owns every inch of. She was thrilled to have Heidi here, but she was not about to let her out of her sight. Heidi is the sweetest dog you will every meet. She just wants to be by your side and give love and be loved. She will play with Ellie, but she lets Ellie know when she has had enough. 

Playing

When it was time for bed, Ellie got very confused. Ellie-Mae always follows us into the bedroom, washes up for bed with us (she brushes her teeth before bed and her face in the sink) and then hops right into bed between us. 

Brushing her teeth

Washing her face

When Heidi also followed us into the bedroom Ellie was not enthused. Heidi snuggled up on the floor in Ellie's bed that she never sleeps in and Ellie kept her eye on Heidi's every move. Ellie kept jumping from the bed to the floor and basically kept me up all night. At this point in my pregnancy I'm basically up all night having to pee, but I didn't need two dogs following me to the bathroom every 30 minuets. Patrick of course slept peacefully. 

After a long night for us three/four(baby) girls, Ellie had Patrick up at 6am for their morning walk. Patrick took the girls on a nice long walk, and thankfully I went right to sleep. When they came back in they were so sleepy that they all went to nap in the living room with Patrick. 

Playing with Patrick

They spent the rest of the day napping, playing nice and being absolutely adorable. Ellie loves to go for walks around the neighborhood and get tons of attention. Anyone who doesn't give her attention, she barks at and terrifies. These two were like conjoined twins for their 5 days together. Each day they were snuggling more and more, and we started to have a feeling that there was going to be some serious depression on Wednesday morning when my dad came to pick up Heidi. 

Getting some afternoon sun

Snuggling

Wednesday morning came and both girls were thrilled to see my dad walk in the door. Ellie of course again, way overly excited. He stayed for a few hours and when Ellie realized that he was leaving and Heidi was going with him, the devastation began. Ellie has a way of looking at you that can just break your heart. She gave me that look and it brought tears to my eyes. She snuggled up to me for a little bit, and then when to the front window and stared out the window waiting to see if Heidi would be returning. My dad called later that night to tell us how depressed Heidi was. These girls are going to have to get a bunch of play dates in before my dad and Heidi are off to California for the winter. Oh and now Patrick wants to get a 2nd dog. I'm thinking that having this baby first might be a better idea.