Puppies

I have a baby that is 7 weeks old and not really sleeping through the night. A husband that just started a new job working a full 40 hours a week and I'm more sleep deprived than ever ( I'm not even back to work)! Seems like a great time to get a puppy right?!?! We've wanted one for a while now and came across a cute little guy for free. I figured since I already have to get up in the middle of the night and I'm home for the summer it would be a good time to take it on. WRONG! Let me give you a piece of advice. Do not under any circumstance take on a puppy and a newborn at the same time! You may feel like superwoman while rocking your screaming baby, holding the pacifier in, trying to eat dinner, answering the phone, and changing the tv channel all at the same time, but puppies are MEAN! This little fella has been more stressful than the baby, more stressful than being a first time mom, and more stressful than trying to live on 4 hours of sleep each night. Somehow through all the accidents in the house, the chewing of walls, the biting, the scratching and the howling we grew attached to him. We like him, he just makes my life hell when I'm alone. So, needless to say, after many nights of going back and forth this puppy will soon be finding a new home. It's not fair to him and I frankly am fed up with him. It was a hard choice and we are truly sad to see him go, but listen to me when I say having a newborn and a new puppy does not mix. One is screaming and red in the face because he wants to eat and at the same time the other is peeing all over your house.