Four Years Ago Today

Four Years ago today...This little green ribbon boy got off an airplane at 6 37 pm and made me a mom!

Never could I describe, imagine or relay in any way the overwhelming feelings I have for him. I think if anyone can understand, it is you all.

I had no idea the awesome responsibility a dog was. I had no idea the absolute torture I would feel when I have to leave him to go in the hospital. I had no idea the sheer laughter a little puppy could bring to me. How I would travail over his poop.. the formation of it, the food he ate, his emotional well being, his physical well being. Being upset if he had gas. Racing him to the emergency vet over a tick.

Loving so much..........

May 1st is amazingly special to me.. It's Jack's Gotcha day... The day I became a mom..... Good things happen on May 1st it's my lucky day..

On May 1st 2009 at 6;37 is the first time I got to hold Jack in my arms, the first of every time I broke the rules of what you were supposed to do when you got your puppy.. I waited all day for him to come.. I was at work grasping a picture of him in my hands...... I showed everyone of my patients his picture, I showed the pictures from the puppy shower that was given to me by my friends. My mom was living in Fla she came in to help me care for Jack..

Finally we got to the airport and I paced and paced and paced .. and FINALLY the man rolled a luggage cart up that had two dogs crates.. He said, " I have one happy puppy and one not so happy puppy" The other person waiting for a dog looked at each other.. and then the man called my last name and I screamed with excitement.. He said " You get the happy puppy" with that he put the crate down and I heard a thump thump thump thump thump it was my baby boys tail wagging against the crate.. TO this day his tail gives him away every time.. When he is trying to hold a grudge and I am trying to coax him.. his tail still thumps...

My heart thumps to the same thump his tail thumps.... I can't believe it has been four years

My mom drove home from the airport and I held the sweet precious green ribbon boy on my lap... I know not safe.. He did great all the way home, as my mom pulled in the garage he threw up all over me......over my pants etc..

I gave my mom the puppy and told her don't put him down.... take him right outside to potty... so as I was undressing in the garage.. she came in the house and went potty herself and put him down.. he immediately peed all over the carpet..

Mom took him outside and I grabbed what I thought was pee clean up but ummm no.. it was pee enhancer some kind of product that you spray to show the dog where you want them to pee... I soaked my carpet with that..

You might say our first few hours home were epic failure but boy do they make a funny story.

May 1st is my lucky day... Today is the first day in months I am starting to feel a bit better, today I saw Jarka's reply.. I will be going back to CO to National Jewish Hospital in June and I am going to go to her home for dinner and to see My Monty and meet Auggie!!!!! So my lucky day,

It was on May 1st last year that I was FINALLY able to leave CO after nearly a six week stay there.. I made it home in time to snuggle with my Jack ....

Here is the boy that made me a mama, four years later. I love you Jack D with all of my heart forever!