introducing frankie

miracle // a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency

… not to put too dramatic a spin on it, but welcoming this sweet pup into our family is something of a miracle. if i was going to hashtag the whole thing it would be something to the effect of #strangerthingshavehappened or #hellmusthavefrozenover.

i’m a third-generation (at least) pet-averse human. not proud of it, but there you have it. i didn’t grow up with my own pets (with the exception of an adorable kitty in my very young years) and therefore am not entirely comfortable around the 4-legged variety. i’ve always made it very clear that pets of any kind were off the table. no, not for me, thank you. wen sort of accepted this as a flaw in my character that he could live with – but i’m certain he did his fair share of praying that one day this cold heart would be changed.

and apparently prayer does work, miracles do happen, and hearts do soften, because a few months ago i started feeling this little twinkle of interest. could we? should we? a lot of it was driven by piper’s overwhelming love for animals. she has always been drawn towards furry friends, and i didn’t want to be the one standing between her and such joy. and, as she’s now getting old enough to participate and support the process, i thought maybe, just maybe. 

all of which led to the weaving together of some random details, and suddenly we found ourselves in the car, on the way to frankfurt, to meet her.

frankie. 

she’s perfect. truly the sweetest little thing. i feel like spouting off a number of ridiculous and cheesy statements – love at first sight! the moment i saw her! oh, i just love her so much already.

that said, she’s a freaking lot of work. i think wen and i both underestimated how much energy this little pup would consume. it’s been 48 hours and we’re exhausted. this is like having a newborn all over again, except our newborns rarely sh** on the floor. on saturday night (our first night with her) we were up in the middle of the night arguing about how to get her to sleep – it truly brought back so many memories of our first nights with piper. we have no idea what we’re doing!!! look it up online!! is this normal?!

i’m also totally loving the irony of us diving headfirst into this new responsibility, right as we finally got both girls in school. as much as he would never admit it, i think husband was suffering from a bit of empty nest syndrome with the girls gone all day. i can’t imagine what he’ll / we’ll do when they leave for college one day. good lord.

and the chicklets. oh, they are in love as well. well, at least piper is. her heart is literally exploding over sweet frankie. last night she cried her eyeballs out as she got in bed. i miss fraaaaaankie. i want to hooooold her. stella is taking a bit longer to warm up. she’s a bit more apprehensive, and a bit more unsettled about the whole thing. i think we’re experiencing a taste of what life would be like if we had had another baby. our baby is a having a bit of a hard time adjusting to this new little member. but she’s coming around.

so here we are. our little family of 5. piper put it so perfectly … mommy, it’s like our family was missing a puzzle piece, but now we’re all complete. indeed.

meet frankie maxey.

xo from a very tired, very happy mommy of 3.