Cosmic forces.

One of my dogs has been sick for the last three days.
Consequently, she wakes up every two hours and has to go outside.
(She has also thrown up inside, twice.)
If it ever crossed your mind that waking up every two hours with an infant is a drag,
imagine having to go outside when the windchill is -5 and stand there while a dog decides
exactly where she's going to poop.
God has interesting ways of preparing parents for an infant.