Let me start off by saying that Bogart does not sleep in our bed. Yes, he does come to visit every once in a while — but only under watchful supervision. We have a notoriously high bed which can prevent even some adults from being able to get onto our bed. The thought of him falling off scares the bejesus out of us, which probably explains what I’m about to tell you.

Since the one of the first days that we brought little Bogart home, Miss Possible has had a tough time sleeping. We’re all aware that Miss Possible has a tendency to talk in her sleep, but this is something new. It started a few weeks back when Miss Possible, in the midst of a deep sleep, sat straight up and exclaimed “HE’S RIGHT THERE!!”

I was startled. “Who’s right where?,” I asked, thinking that someone broke into our house. “Careful! He’s right there,” she says pointing to the area in the covers between us. “Who?! What are you talking about?” I asked again. “Bogart, Bogart, he’s right there, don’t you see him.” “No, actually, I don’t.. he’s in his cage, go back to sleep!” And she did.

But this was by far the last time this would happen. At least a few times a week, she would wake up thinking that Bogart somehow got into our bed in the middle of the night. The exact phrase has varied, though the most common is “HE’S RIGHT HERE!” I think my personal favorite is the time she yelped “WHAT’S HE DOING UP HERE” pointing to the remote control hiding in the covers between us.

Despite recanting these stories to Miss Possible each morning, she refused to believe me. Until one night when she woke up and asked me “What’s he doing up here?” and I said “He’s not,” with a chuckle. She snapped out of it, and realized what she asked me and started laughing. She’s since become a believer of her late night musings.

It is a good thing that our bed is so high, though.. if he was to ever actually get up on the bed in the middle of the night, she’d freak out for sure.

Let me be the first to say that both Miss Possible and myself love having a puppy in the house. Bogart has really changed the way that we live in so many ways. True, we’re unable to go out for longer than a few hours at a time while he’s still young — but it’s worth it. He’s really added so much joy to our house — not that there wasn’t joy before. It’s just that, I guess you could say, the house is over-flowing with joy.

He’s also allowed us to start thinking about what life with kids would be like. For instance, quite often Bogart will not sleep through the night. This is quite common with young puppies, as they’re unable to hold their bladder for extended periods of time. This holds true with kids as well. I can’t speak for MP, but I’ve definitely gotten used to waking up in the middle of the night to take little Bogart out to relieve himself.

This was always one of the things I was concerned about when having kids — not being able to get a good night’s sleep. I’m sure that it’s different with babies, and it takes more time per wake-up call.. but it’s not so bad.

Don’t get me wrong here.. I’m not green-lighting the baby-making process. We’re still not even married yet.. but, in many ways, I’m more comfortable with the thought of having kids in the not-too-distant future.