Having a puppy . . . similar to a baby?

I have decided that having a puppy is somewhat similar (or good practice at least) to having children on a much smaller scale.

So here are my comparisons:

• In the early stages there is the random night time wake-ups
• My husband and I now talk about pooping and peeing as one of our main topics of conversation
• Rearranging schedules in order to take care of the dog
• Taking the puppy for play dates and trying to find my puppy "friends" to play with
• Unsolicited advice from strangers on how to raise my puppy

These are just some of the things I have noticed since having a puppy . . . oh how things changed since Nellie came along.

Here is an updated pic of Nellie at 14 weeks.