Good to see that everyone who figured it out already has been a good sport about it, and I hope nobody will be hurt or offended...I received the mini-pug in the mail yesterday as a gift and couldn't resist having some fun. (I promise this is the only joke I've made all day)
Here are the pics with the real pug. You can still see the 7 extra ounces!
Don't shoot me! You have to find some way to have fun after 3 months in the hospital.Nate
167 comments:
You jokester, YOU!
Haha, wow. I totally fell for that. I thought it was too good to be true! But she still looks good! :)
My baby girl's birthday is today .... April Fool's Day for her birthday. Bless her little heart. She turned 2 today!
Hahaha!!
I still wanna know what her Webkinz name is! (My son has 3 Webkinz....quite addicting after a while)
ha! that's better.
i love her little foot poking out. she's a cutie!
Ha I had a feeling you were up to something....you are quite the prankster! haha
I love Gwyneth's outfit...
wow! I couldn't believe how big she had gotten. She looked like a full size baby. Still such a beautiful little girl though. Before you know it she will be carrying around that little pug. ;)
Wow...I'm a total goober...I didn't even realize that the other picture couldn't have been with the "real" pug...
Love it! You're awesome!!
I KNEW IT! :) Good joke!
Thanks for making us all smile...yet again! :)
Blessings, blessings and more blessings to you and your family.
Uh huh...that MWAAHAHAHAHA says it all! No more Mr. Nice Guy! :):):)
Better try to get some good sleep tonight....your gonna be a whole year older when you wake up in the morning!
Happy Birthday to You,
Happy Birthday to You,
Happy Birthday Gwyneth's Daddy, Happy Birthday to You!
......and many more!
Haha. I wish I had seen the original post first. Though I'll admit- I dont know if I would have really noticed.
I like her cute little outfit. Isnt it so fun when they start wearing clothes sometimes? Will you get to keep it?
I thought she looked really big! She still looks great though!
She looks wonderful! I see the little purple pacifier in the picture - I have to warn you - those little soothie pacifiers are addicting! Our son (who was also a NICU baby) absolutely loves his and at 19 months isn't showing signs of letting it go.
Praying for you in North Dakota.
I seriously looked at those pictures a ton of times trying to figure out why she looked so much bigger.. I thought maybe it was because she wasnt wrapped up and covered. LOL too funny
She still looks wonderful. I love checking back often and seeing the updates!!
I hadn't figured it out, but I did think something was off. I just couldn't figure out what it was.
So cute that she is wearing clothes now too!
UGH! I thought something looked different in that picture!! You turkey! That was a good one. You right - you can still see the difinite, amazing growth. It's so great to see her step by step. She is really growing!
Robin
that was a good joke! I'm glad thatG is getting bigger! :) Don't worry- i'm not mad at you!
Man! I thought she'd grown an awful lot! She still is looking GREAT though next to her "big" pug!
Yeah, I guess I fell for it, too.
Jokes on me. :)
Sure hope and pray Tricia is feeling okay tonight after her big day. Blessings to you all.
(Laurie in Memphis)
Good one Nate!!! And yep, you are entitled. 3 months IS a long time to hang at the hospital!! She has still grown tho, and the fact that she's eating and breathing on her own are fantastic. Also, you can look at her face and see she is looking great! More mature, or as we used to say, more done(ya know-the bun in the oven being done) This was said in the most loving way and was not meant to sound callous or flippant.(as a nicu nurse yrs ago) Am praying for those lungs to arrive!
I just totally hate April 1st!
Hoping April 2nd brings you many blessings!
I knew it was another dog! My daughter went on and on at how massive she had gotten all of the sudden!!! THAT was a good one though!! I imagine you do have to find creative ways to amuse yourself, and at least you are doing it to your internet readers and not your lovely wife!
it's funny how a different stuffy can make such a big change.
she looks wonderful! (with either animal, lol)
Good one Nate!!! And yep, you are entitled. 3 months IS a long time to hang at the hospital!! She has still grown tho, and the fact that she's eating and breathing on her own are fantastic. Also, you can look at her face and see she is looking great! More mature, or as we used to say, more done(ya know-the bun in the oven being done) This was said in the most loving way and was not meant to sound callous or flippant.(as a nicu nurse yrs ago) Am praying for those lungs to arrive!
You got me! Wow, April Fool's-I totally missed that one!
She still looks great!
That is hilarious, I just thought I was really tired and my eyes weren't working!!
Great one!!
Tricia, I hope you are feeling a bit more comfortable tonight. I pray blessing of rest and comfort over you. You girly girl is growing so beautiful and it is exciting that you will soon be able to feed her.
Lord, Please bring this brave and Godly woman her lungs as soon as possible. I know You have a perfect time, it is so hard to wait sometimes. Thank you for blessing me with their example of patience and perserverence. Lord bless them for their obedience and faith. In Jesus' wonderful name, Amen
hahaha, that was hilarious. I was so wondering if a few ounces really made that much of a difference. I keep up with your blog daily and for the first time I went back and looked at white rose blooming at 11 weeks to make sure there was a drastic change, haha. Way to go, I'm a huge april fools day fan!
OH MY GOSH! way too funny! I guess I thought that 7 oz was just a lot for a little one and was apparent next to the pug... so you fooled me! ;-) ha ha! Good one!
I was looking back at the other pictures just amazed at how BIG she has gotten! I fell for it hook, line and sinker but I am having a good laugh now:) She is still growing and looks great just not as BIG as I thought.
I am so gullible.....I should have noticed that! I even went back and looked at the older pictures! You got me!
That is so funny! I did a double take and even looked at the older posts you listed, BUT it never dawned on me that you had pulled a fast one on us. Well done, indeed very well done!
And that's how you fool a whole bunch of people at once! April Fools Blogs! People are onto you!
Ha good one, I can still tell she has grown!! she looks so good!
u got me! haha! she still looks great!
But how can we be sure that THIS is the real pug now?? ha ha :) She looks so cute!!
~Jenn
I just love her little foot sticking out. When my preemie was in the NICU, he loved the little "womb" as they called it. Thanks again for sharing. I love the joke! Nice going!
HILARIOUS!! I had only seen your original post on bloglines and was coming here to say how amazed I was at Gwyneth's growth this week when I read this.
She really has done well and it won't be long before she's looking big next to big pug and baby pug.
Good one!! Thanks for the laugh and smile.
Continuing to pray often for your family.
You are too funny!!!!
That is so funny...I went back and looked at the very first pictures you posted and was AMAZED at today's picture - how small the puppy looked and how big Gwyneth looked...he he he. I hope you guys are having a great day - Sunshine
you are wrong!!! but we will allow this one since it is April 1st and you have spent so much time in the hospital!
Tricia, praying for you...having to deal with such a nut!
I feel silly, I saw the post and thought it looked a little off! I even went back to the 2 week post for comparison and againg, thought it looked off but didn't put two and two together!! Second joke I fell for today!
Love her little outfit!
Yeah but 7 ounces is still awesome!
seriously I thought that doesn't seem right....I must be going crazy! I even went back and looked at the pics.
Well done Nate, I like your humor!
April fools back at you:)
beth
(from hh)
I didn't notice. Probably because I like looking at how much Gwyneth has grown. She is so adorable that I think you should make look alike dolls. Just kidding, that wouldn't be as nice as the real thing.
So, I'm thinking that she might top 3 pounds by next Tuesday. Are we going to have a contest?
I'm ashamed at how gullible I am. I totally thought she'd grown that much!
Heh -- I just checked in, so I didn't see the previous post, but it did crack me up =-D This is a good April Fools joke. I hate malicious AFs jokes. :)
I looove Gwyneth's little foot poking out, she's so cute! She's really starting to pudge out and pink up!
LOL...you're a riot. She's so beautiful. I love all the recent pics of her with her adorable chubby cheeks and super gorgeous eyes. Still praying.
Angela in central Ohio
Still looks pretty good to me :-)
HAHA! She looks amazing! Does Duke have a volunteer program where people come in and hold the babies. The hospital in Toledo where my son was born at had that. I'm thinking I want to do that. Mines 7 months old and no longer cuddles...he squirms and turns and...you'll see! LOL
i thought man she did pack on the pound this last week... i went went back to all the weeks b4... but i sadly did not catch on... but i did do some mighty fine jokes on others
~Kk
She still looks like she's gotten so much bigger since last week! She (and God!) are amazing!!
You know, that was pretty funny. :) Real pug or fake pug, though, I can really see how much she is growing! What a cutie.
honestly...HILARIOUS!
That was awesome... :)) however I was so focused on Gwyneths cute little outfit i didn't even notice. Sorry Daddy, it's a girl thing, but hey, great practical joke anyway :)
Aw look how her little foot is sticking out the side of her little cuddle cradle. Adorable baby, Nate. Thanks for sharing your two lovely ladies.
Cheryl from Fairfax
Yeah, I fell for that!!! You are hilarious--I even had another co-working look at it with me to see if I was losing it!!!! I have to admit---that was funny!
Bang! I didn't catch it… I was thinking that her head had really grown. :P Cute little pinkies peeking out! We prayed for you all tonight at our prayer time. Hope Tricia is feeling better tonight.
Way to go Gwyneth! You had a great week! Keep up the good work! You are such a beautiful little girl! And you have quite the jokester of a daddy... which is a good thing! Way to have a little fun Nate!
I was wondering! I looked back at the 2 week and just couldn't believe it! Happy April Fools to you too!
I actually went back to the week 2 picture to compare because it didn't look right.....
so funny! i looked the picture, and thought, that CAN'T be the same dog!
Oh good grief! I feel like a big doof now! LOL She STILL looks great, though! hehehe
LOL!! You got me!! That was a great April Fools! ;D
Well, you certainly got me. I too, went back and looked at her other pics. I was thinking, I am sure glad that 7 ozs doesn't look like that much on adults!!! Funny April Fool's.. She's a doll baby and glad to see her in regular clothes.
God Bless and hope Tricia is doing better tonight. Praying for her new lungs SOON!!!!
BLAH!!!! I WAS wondering! Good joke...though you need to get out more. Well you can...poor Tricia...she has no limited freedom like that...
I love that she is getting chubby little cheeks! :)
HA, you totally had me too!!! Thanks for the laugh:)
hilarous
:)
You COMPLETELY fooled me. I was so amazed, I couldn't believe she'd changed THAT much, and I wasn't even thinking about the day. She's beautiful in any case. Happy birthday to you, and hope that Tricia is feeling better now that the pneumothorax has been addressed. Prayers continuing.
That was AWESOME!!!
You rock!!!
Faith
WOW! Still even with the REAL pug - I can tell she is really growing! Such a miracle...every day!
Happy Birthday Nate...praying Tricia gets new lungs for your birthday! :)
Angie
LOVE Gwyneth's outfit!!!! She sure does look great. What a blessing!!
Awww, you got me. She's STILL getting big!
Rene
LOL you totally got me on that one!! She is gettig so big and soon she is gonna be able to throw that pug outta there and say hey this space is mine im big now :)
LOL I flipped back and forth between the earlier weeks and now thinking that the difference was AMAZING. Never did think there might have been a bait and switch on us! =) Good one for April Fools!!
Your April fools joke has inspired me to comment for the first time, although I've been reading for a while. I thought that pug looked awfully small this week- good joke!
That was a gooder... I was thinking "hmmm wow, what a difference" ... Your good!
She still looks chubby !! :)
Seriously..... You are hilarious.You are the only one that got me to. My brother usually gets me every year ad this year he called early in the morning and I picked up the phone and said I am not falling for it.... Then I had a friend text me that she just got engaged I immediately replied back with a ha ha april fools.
Then When I read the post I was like wow she is getting huge! You definitely got me. I have a stuffed pug like that too. I didn't know they came in sizes. I myself am a mom of 2 pugs :) Have a great night and sleep tight the 3 of you are in my prayers!
ahhhh, i hate I fell for that the first time! Giggle!
She still looks great though! and growing!
That was the highlight of my day! haha!!
You are too funny! :)
Thanks for the laugh.
You definitely got me.
Blessings!
Amy in Oregon
LOL!! I totally bought that the pictures below were of the "real pug". I could hardly believe how small the pug was looking....Good one!
Nate you got me... your to funny.That is what I get for all the April Fool's jokes I pulled on my 6 year old granddaughter yesterday. :)
Oh that's just not FAIR! I was all excited, and thought "wow, that's the first time I think she's been bigger than the pug!!" I certainly didn't think you'd do that, and I've been deflecting April Fool's Day jokes with ease all day. Good job :)
HMMMM WISEGUY!!!!!!
You can tell I'm a NICU nurse, I didn't even pay attention to the pug, I just noticed how much more room she took up in the Snuggli! Way to go Gwyneth! (I like the purple outfit!)
That's funny! I fell for that HOOK, LINE, and SINKER!!! I was showing my husband last night the difference between her 2 week and 12 week pictures - we were SHOCKED.... GEE.... you're FUNNY!
You totally got me I must have been off my game but I was like Wow Gwyneths getting HUGE!!!
You are very silly. :) And happy belated birthday -- no foolin'.
yup, I fell for it... I sat there and thought.. "well, I know half a pound is a huge amount when it's 1/5 you body weight.. I just didn't expect it to look like THAT much."
sheesh.
Thanks for the weekly comparison pics. It is so good to see her putting on some weight. IS she wearing real baby clothes? Doll clothes? She looks like she has an "outfit" on. Is that her mama's influence- dressing her up for her pictures?
laurie r
I fell for it, since you seem like such a trustworthy guy!!!!
But I am most happy that you have your sense of humor intact, that is so helpful. Yes, I still see the extra 7 oz!
Okay...that's better! Haha :-) It's okay, she's still putting the pug to shame. She would be much longer than the pug if she would stretch those silly little legs out. It's so funny how babies keep them tucked up to their tummy like little frogs!
Sooo funny. I fell for it! I was amazed & even showed my husband how much she had grown. HA!!!!
Don't apologize for trying to lighten things up! :)
In the "real" picture, though, I just love seeing Gwyneth's little foot sticking out. So sweet.
You are TOO FUNNY :) I couldn't stop giggling :)
Nate- She still looks big despite the pug growing to his normal size. Your sense of humor came through today. No offense taken!!!!
Love, The Hagers in Michigan
Who could ever complain about extra pictures of that sweet baby! :) I'll take them joke or not! That was a good one!!
Excellent joke! My kind of humor. You got me good. I thought, WOW! She has put on some weight. I even went back and looked at the pug archives to compare. Never apologize for a good clean joke. We all need it. Love and many, many prayers!
Wow, you got me going crazy.. I kept scolling back to previous weeks and thinking wow that dog looks so small now. How can a baby grow that much in a week? But I figured it had to be true because you said it... well... well.... Mr. Jokester!
Nate ill say it again your just a funny guy:) A bit twisted but we DO understand. The funny thing was I never look at the pug cause your daughter is so gosh darn cute that I did not notice the difference. Seeing as I am in a home with 3 girls it always amazes me when I measure one of there baby dolls to find out that Gwyen is even smaller!
Blessings and HB to you!
We will find a way to honnor your birthday with todaay:)
The Dovels
My favorite part was the evil laugh.
Good job Nate. You totally got me. I was just thinking "I didn't realize just how small Gwyneth was originally..." The joke was on me. Happy April Fools Day!
Yeah! 7 ounces! It is nice to see that you and Tricia are able to change diapers and do baths...it has to feel good to participate in her care! Any little bit of normal! Now if we can just get those lungs! I am still praying for the right set!
HA! I knew something didn't seem quite right...
You are hilarious.
HA! I love it! I was looking at the one with the tiny pug and thinking, "Could she really have gained that much weight?!" After having a preemie son, I knew something was up! =) We also wanted to let you know that we are really praying for Tricia and her problem with the pneumothorax. Our daughter Lydia (4 year old with heart defects) has had chest tubes many times and when I told her Tricia had to get one she said, "Awww...I feel so bad for her!" After Lydia's last open heart she had a complication called a chylothorax and she had to have three tubes in for a while. So, yeah, she knows!
We are praying for you guys and thanks for not letting the hospital get in the way of a little humor. =0) You have to in order to keep your sanity!
Good one :) You got me for sure.
That cracked me up! I was looking at the pug going "wow, she's really growing fast! that pug is looking tiny!!!" She's just so cute that I went with it!
I have to say, I fell for it!!!! I kept looking back at the old pics thinking, Man has she grown lately!! Good prank Nate, I think you got all of us!
Thanks for clarifying- I thought I was going nuts OR you'd been feeding Gwyneth spinach in that bottle!
Good one Nate! Since I was a day late I wasn't even thinking April Fools. I thought that pug looked so small.
You got me! I even showed my husband...look at 2 weeks and look now! Wow, she looked big!
That was the only joke I fell for all day!
Nice one! :) I actually went back and compared it to week two, and I thought - WOW! She's grown ALOT! :) She still looks GREAT!
That looks a little more normal! But you are right, you can still tell the weight gain just since last week. I can't wait until that pug looks tiny!
It was late and I was totally impressed with her weight gain!
You are to funny! You and your
girls are in my prayers often!!!
I thought it look alot off. Haha. You are much nicer than my husband. You can read what he did on my blog.
Nate,
You need to get out a little more.
That's not a "real" pug either.
Go play with Meka.
Well no wonder she looked like she had grown!!!!! Crazy guy! I love the pics with the real pug- how her little legs are all curled up in her bed...too cute. I bet she's going to be a snuggler once she gets out of the hospital...cause they've kept her good and tight in that bed since she's been born! TOO CUTE!!!!!!
Still praying for lungs!!!!!!!
Much love,
Annie- Nashville
That wasn't nice :-) Good one!!!
I just had a thought. Wonder whether you can apply for the Guiness Book of World Records, as having fooled the largest number of people, on April Fool's Day? Worth a try. Keep your humor. Sometimes, that is all it takes to deal with the ups and downs of life.
Good one Nate!
I totally fell for that one! I was amazed at how remarkably large she was... I even went back and looked at week 2 for comparison... guess I should have looked at last weeks! Good times and I love to see that you still have your sense of humor!
That was rotten!
Boy was it good,
but still rotten!
:0)
Yup, you got me. I had to go back to her earlier pix because I didn't believe my eyes...
You Stinker!!!!!! I knew it!
Hee Hee....I am STILL giggling about this this morning! That was a really good one. Happy Birthday to you, and you are right--you CAN still see the extra 7 oz!
Keep up the good work Gwyneth!
Devin in Illinois
That was great Nate. I don't blame you for wanting a little bit of fun. Can't wait until you all are able to get out of the hospital and get some fresh air as a family. :)
Okay, I fell for it!!! But she still looks big! And the toes sticking out just kill me!!
That's the only April Fool's joke I fell for this year! Errrrrrrr!
I feel like an idiot... good one, though. :-) My husband and I are both teachers, and our students wanted me to send one of them to his room and tell him I was in labor (I am due today). I just could not do it... it was almost mean!
Okay - you got me...I was totally fooled!
I totally didn't even notice that the pug got amazingly smaller. ;-) But even so... with the original pug, she is still growing a ton!
you're funny. that was great, by the way! and yes, even with the original pug she is clearly growing! Happy birthday, by the way. :)
AHHAA! I thought that pug looked tiny!! LOL Gwyneth still looks much bigger! praying, jen in al
Dang, I fell for it hoke, line and sinker!!!! Pretty good one! Glad to see she really HAS grown.
wish I could learn spell-check before I hit the submit button
She looks amazing! Please send pics of her drinking from the bottle if you get a chance... You can really tell the difference of the extra 7 ozs! KEEP IT UP GWYNETH!
She's beautiful, Nate! My 9 year old loves her and wants to snuggle her!!! Give her some snuggles from us!
BTW, You got me (and my daughter) ... ;P
refreshing in ohio
I totally fell for your joke. When I saw the new pics I thought man she's grown a bunch! She's still precious as ever and still growing!
Way to go on the April Fool's joke!
I was looking at past weeks' photos and the first photos you posted for Tuesday.... I was comparing the dogs and just couldn't quite wrap my head around it. Never once thought about it being April Fools' Day. I seriously compared photos for at least 30 minutes, trying to figure out if it was the same dog, was the angle different? were my eyes tricking me? was the pad beneath Gwyneth a different size? Seriously.
Thank goodness I'm not going crazy.
You certainly got me.
That is absolutely hysterical!! :)
Gwyneth still looks BIG!!! She seems to have really grown in just the past week or 2.
She looks so sweet all nestled in.
Little girls are just the best!
Ok, you got me here! I just thought how great she was looking and did not give it a second thought! Way to pull our legs!
That was good, I have to admit. Very clever. I am glad I'm not crazy.
She looks as though she is growing! She is beautiful and you are doing a wonderful job of documenting everything!
You had me goin for a second there! That's hilarious! I was thinkin' Man, she has really gotten big!
LOL :D
I didn't even catch it. But she is getting bigger with every picture you post. :) Praying for her to get bigger and start taking the bottle full time!
That is so funny!!! You're the second person that got me...the first was my sister-in-law of 16 month old triplets announced on her blog that she was pregnant again! ;-) I must be gullible!
Blessings,
Lesley
You little tricker!! I totally forgot about April Fools day. Wow, you got me :)
hook, line, and sinker! good one!!
You goof! I was amazed....I kept scrolling back and looking at her tiny newborn pics and then scolling and I was just amazed that she showed so much difference!! I bet I spent a good 10 minutes scrolling!!!!! Ha hahah the joke is on me.....if it looks too good to be true.....prolly is! I kept thinking maybe it's just the tubes are all gone and she looks so much healthier....lol
Good Joke. I looked at those pictures and knew something was fishy.
I feel like a schmuck! Didn't even dawn on me that it wasn't "the" pug! Good one!
OH--you got me big time. I yelled to my kids to come and see just how big Gwyneth was! I can't wait to see the picture when she really is bigger than her pug.
Nice one :O)
Jen
I thought it was very, very clever! Gwyneth, you look great. You'll be bigger than your pug really soon!
Is daddy's little girl wearing "real" clothes?
I missed a few days so I actually read from the top down, first off I am super excited and pray that all is going well for Tricia!!! So then I get to the *real* pug pictures and knew that if I wanted a good laugh for the day to go on and read the april fools day post, absolutely hilarious, good one!!!!
That is a good one...and it is even funnier, because my son, who is 8 and an avid webkinz collector, was looking at Gwenyth's pics the other day and asked me if the pug was a lil'kinz webkin or a regular sized one. I said I didn't know, that I would ask you. I still didn't get the joke, though--pretty dense.
I am praying for Tricia tonight in TN, that God's presence will be so real in that OR, and in the waiting room with all of you. Happy Birthday! and Happy new breath of life day to Tricia!
I didn't get a chance to check yesterday - LOL!
I love the way her little toes are sticking up in these new photos!
So I commented on the mini pug before I read the next post (I try to read "up" so that I get it all in order).
Nice trick :)
So I commented on the mini pug before I read the next post (I try to read "up" so that I get it all in order).
Nice trick :)
Dude...!
You totally got me and everyone else, well she is still beautiful (of course) and growing like a weed!
I knew something was wrong with that previous pug!! I cannot wait for the day though that she does look that big compared to her "real" pug. Much Joy!
You can still totally see the extra seven ounces, but I was like "HOLY COW, she got HUGE!" Hahahahahaha, Good one! =) God Bless!
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