Freedom!!!

It's been a difficult and busy couple of weeks for Mommy Jo because her best friend, Uncle Ryan got into a head on car collision. He was hit by a drunk driver and is injured pretty badly, so he can't walk and will be in rehab for awhile before getting back on his feet. I've been trying to balance visiting him with working, seeing Alex, and taking care of Hero. It hasn't been an easy feat.

Sooooo... I succumbed to the guilt and I let Hero have some freedom in my absence. I gated off the living room area leaving Hero access to only the kitchen, foyer and washroom - basically the tiled area in the condo. I made sure to close all the closet doors and only left out the absolute necessities being food, water, pee pad, bed/play pen and his toys of course.

It was a really gut wrenching experience leaving him for the first time because I couldn't stop thinking about what he was doing. I was so afraid that he'd pee and poop everywhere because he was upset with me for not being there for so long.

I came home and he was surprisingly good... except for the fact that he ate his poopie again. Uggg. Oh and when I ungated him, he ran around the condo like a maniac. Good boy Hero!