The First of Many Hellos Like This

I arrived early. Yes, early. Clearly I was excited. And nervous...am I really ready for this?

And then it happened. The lights in the animal shelter turned on, and I knew it was time.

I made it to the door, and then I saw the lady holding the little guy. And he got so excited!!

He could hardly stay still as she put the leash on him to go outside. He ran right to me, putting his little paws on me and saying, "Hi! Hi! Hi! Are you my new mommy?"

We took him outside, and he could hardly stay still enough to go potty before running back over to me.

Once we were inside again, he could hardly stand to leave me. Out of the 45 minutes I was there, he was in my lap for about 40 of them. He would not stand for me to stop petting him. I knew 5 minutes in that I was hooked. I'm looking into the face of my dog.

As I marveled at this little creature and how much I loved him already, I could already tell this was the right call.

Stay tuned throughout the rest of the week as this new Dog Mom prepares to bring the little one home...