Babies...

Who needs 'em?!?! When you've got a dog and a cat like these two, babies are the last thing on your mind.

This is a picture of our dog Ruby and our cat Nibbles. They seem harmless and cute sure but as soon as night hits I swear it is their sole purpose to keep Cody and I from sleeping! They are just like having babies. They whine and scratch to get out of the bedroom so we let them out. 3 minutes later they whine and scratch to get back in the bedroom. I'm up at least 6 times a night battling with them to go back to bed. I have to get up to let Ruby out because she is thirsty. They climb all over the bed trying to get comfortable and pushing us out to the edges so we have the least amount of room possible. The other day I had to grab Ruby mid-poo off the carpet while I was visiting with some girls from the ward. Usually she runs to the door and lets me know she needs to go outside but when she really has to go, she means business. And after we finally get them to settle down the cat starts playing with anything she can find that makes a lot of noise, such as plastic bags! And then the whole charade starts again. After battling this all night, 5 AM comes way too quickly when its time to wake up and for Cody to head off to work. They should be nick-named the night terrors. But they don't care! Right now it is the middle of the day and Cody is at work and I'm trying not to fall asleep so I won't be late for work and both Nibbles and Ruby are curled up in their cozy corners fast asleep without a care in the world. So if anyone is wondering when we will be starting a family of our own, I would tell you not to count on it to be anytime soon!