This blog, documents our life. Life isn't always happy or easy, but it's life, and I want to document it all. As you know, we put my baby of 14 years to rest July 22, 2011. These pictures were taken the day he died.
As he was getting older and everyone kept pointing that out to me, I kept saying in denial, "Nah, Bodie will live forever. Bodie will play with my kids." Well he was around long enough to meet Kallan, even though Kallan will never remember him.
It looks like Kallan is either trying to eat Bodie, or choke him, or both. But I like to look at it like he's giving Bodie kisses.
Both Keaton and my dad came up to go with me and Buck.
We took some time at the house before we left to love him a little, and say goodbye.
I bawled all week before the final day came.
Once at the vet's office, the vet asked us if we wanted some time. I said yes. I wanted lots of time, I wanted to leave the office and take him home with me where he was safe and just hold him forever.
The blue tape on his arm was concealing the catheter they put in him to give him the stuff.
Finally, I said okay. The vet came in, put the needle in his catheter, and Bodie instantly went limp in my arms. He gave us more time, and then boxed him up for us to go home. Once we were in the car I pulled him out and held him the whole way home.
Buck made this incredible box for him, for me.
He looked so peacful, and his little body wasn't stiff anymore from his fused, arthritic joints.
We sealed the box and took him to my parents house, where I can always visit him because my parents live in their forever house. We don't know where we'll end up yet for sure.
I lowered him in
And they covered him up for me.
1 comment:
I'm bawling! What a hard thing!
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