Joe Montana

I've been a little fragile over the past week and it's not just because I'm pregnant. We found out last Tuesday that our 11-month rescue puppy, Joe Montana, has Wobblers. Wobblers can go to hell. It's basically a narrowing of the vertebral canal, which ultimately affects the dogs' ability to walk. We started to notice an issue with Joe's hind legs about a month ago and it has progressively gotten worse. Bryan had conducted a lot of research and come to the conclusion that it was most likely Wobblers. We ended up taking Joe to a highly recommended specialist here in Austin and they confirmed within five minutes that it was indeed Wobblers. I could have cried.

If you're interested, here is some more information on Wobblers: http://bit.ly/nqPGPm

There is some light at the end of the tunnel. After a MRI and spinal tap, in which Joe had to be sedated, we found out that the compression is happening high up on his spine at the second vertebra. For reasons not completely known to me, the higher up on the spine - the better. So, for the next three weeks, Joe is on steroids, which make him very thirsty and hungry. Plus, the worst part is he can't do anything for those three weeks. He's a puppy. We're basically telling him not to be a puppy for three weeks. It's awful. We have another Dane that still wants to play and go to the park and we have to put the kabash on all of Joe's puppy activities. The vet even told us not to get our hopes up that he won't require surgery. Plus, it just seems like Joe is depressed. He's usually the most carefree, happiest puppy I've ever seen. Night and day from our two-year old Dane. But lately, Joe doesn't have that giddy-up in his step and certainly seems more lethargic. I'm hoping that it's a side affect of the steroids and not the crushing of Joe's puppy dreams.

I'll keep you posted. Please send good juju that the steroids will work and Joe will not require surgery.

Also, if you would like a good cry, see this post by Ann Handley: http://www.annhandley.com/2011/07/05/just-a-dog/. I couldn't have summed it up better myself.

Will I become a Mommy Blogger? (gasp)

The cat is out of the bag. I've got a bun in the oven. In fact, I'm about 14 weeks into it. It's my first, so every week brings on new feelings, emotions and learnings. So far, and I knock on wood, I've had a pretty fantastic pregnancy. I really didn't even know I was pregnant until I was six weeks along. I have run two 1/2 marathons while being pregnant and haven't thrown up once. Now with that being said, I was ridiculously tired during the first trimester and often getting out of bed was a struggle. Actually, I'm still tired. But, so far so good. Due date is September 17, 2011. We're going to find out if it's a girl or a boy, which will most likely be the title of my next post.

Many of you may know already, but I work in social media. I have for what seems like forever (over 3-years) in this ever evolving industry. A lot of clients have led me down the path of the mommy blogger, which I find interesting for many reasons. The main reason being the sheer power of this group of individuals. Just ask Motrin (which by the way after the viewing the actual ad, it's clear that Motrin did not understand their target audience). So the question I ask myself is, will I become a mommy blogger? I think the answer is yes. I have mini-rants with myself on tons of issues. I may as well get in the game and form some opinions. So, stay tuned and watch for more to come.

Little Running Machine

I've talked about it before, but I really love Daily Mile. Check out a really cool summary I received in my inbox this week. It's a recap of my workouts in 2010, of course, mainly devoted to running.