Bear has been more himself today, for better or worse.

Bear has been more himself today, for better or worse.

He's gotten up and run on us a couple of times. 😬 His butt is so round and his front half is so strong that we would think he's just adjusting his position to sit up, but then he'd be up and on the move. I'm glad he's feeling better, but he's not supposed to be walking without the support strap in case he falls - which thankfully hasn't happened.

When he got up to go out this morning he was messing with the leashes hanging on the shoe rack he likes to pull over. 😂 When he went out this afternoon, he found a tree root he really wanted, but couldn't get it because it was long and he is wearing his cone. Shaun broke a piece off for him to carry around. He also made it known a couple of times that he definitely wanted to sunbathe, so we did that, too.

I'm glad he's feeling better, but my gosh, he's only a few days out of surgery and he's trying to live his best life. I'm grateful that he's gonna have a sedative for the next few weeks to help keep him chill because unless he is sleeping, chill is not something he has. 😂

Photo of him refusing to walk on the grass area that's left and instead trekking through the mess that is currently our yard. He's gotta do his patrols and get the new lay of the land.

Little plant photo dump.

Little plant photo dump. I'm pretty happy with how everyone is doing.

I love the color of these blooms...

And the shape of these.

I really love the colors on this one.

My ice plant is thirsty. I'll water tomorrow. But look at how tight the new growth at the top is!

The tight, dark new growth on this one pleases me, as well.

Blooms in a sea of petals

The TEXTURE. 😍

My Aloe is blushing and putting off pups.

This agave is making babies, too.

Cub was chilling with me yesterday and...

Cub was chilling with me yesterday and I asked him if he was a baby dog. This is his face right after. I don't know why, but I feel like it made him smile. He definitely ate that up. ❤️

Look at his socks. 😂❤️

Look at his socks. 😂❤️

Vanilla Coconut Dr. Pepper acquired.

The work day is almost over and I am grateful.

The work day is almost over and I am grateful. I feel like I should have just taken today off. It hasn't even been hectic; I've just had a minor headache I can't shake all day.

We were woken up to heavy equipment use in the yard. We were told the guys probably wouldn't be working today. 😂

I think I'm stressed about Bear. He's doing fine. No signs of infection. He's getting around with our help. I don't love how infrequently he uses the bathroom, but I know it's hard on him. I just feel like I'm gonna break him or hurt him and I hate that.

I'm just over here in my feelings. 😂

I might have to have a drink today. Coconut Dr. Pepper sounds nice.

Today was a bit rough.

Today was a bit rough.

The yard construction seemed to disturb Bear's rest, and he was super confused when we took him out to use the bathroom. Change isn't always easy for him. He's adaptable, but it takes him a bit to learn. He's pretty heavily drugged right now, so I can imagine how confused he must feel.

I shaved and wiped his butt today because he had poop stuck in his fur. He didn't enjoy that, but he allowed me to do it and seemed more comfortable after.

He FINALLY peed and pooped for us today, just a few minutes ago. His regular potty spot is all messed up. Everything looks and smells different. The timing of the work in the yard is not ideal with Bear being drugged and recovering from surgery. We planned it to not go like this, but in the end it wasn't up to us. We are just going to do the best we can.

Other than that, he's eating and drinking. He's getting around pretty well on his potty trips. We're supporting him with his sling and that's going ok. Unfortunately, the yard is going to be in a constant state of change for the next few weeks, but hopefully tomorrow will be better.