Well the day finally came – the day to bring our new little family member home.

I cannot express with words how in love I am with our little boy – I feel all over again the joy I felt when I first laid eyes on Olivia – pure and utter satisfaction that something so perfect exists and is a part of my life. It’s a thrill.

There was a long debate regarding which puppy we would actually end up with – our first choice was “Cream Pie Guy” – but we didn’t know if he would be available or if the breeder would keep and show  him or if he would be the #1 best fit with Olivia… several weeks, a home visit, lots of emails, phone calls and trips to see the litter later we got the news that we would in fact, be bringing home our original man: Cream Pie Guy.

His name now is Charleston. We have already adopted a slew of nicknames for him… “Chuck, Charlie, Charles” and a close-personal favorite… “Carlos” (this is our nod to the Hangover – “Yeah he looked like Carlos to me too dude.”) I can see more names like “Charles in Charge” and “Charleston Chew” in his future.

He’s perfect. He is so very perfect. All the puppy madness that will ensue in the coming weeks can be no match for how much we already love this pudgy little piglet. Well, almost all of us…. he so adores Olivia that he’s already following her everywhere, and though she acts aloof (and even a bit annoyed) I know it won’t take long for her to adopt him as her very own.

Here are some photos of Charlie’s first day with us… and a video of what happened when Olivia barked at him for the first time in his new home. I know these are all a little self-indulgent (especially the video – I think it’s like 9 minutes long and mostly of them barking – hah!) but I hope you enjoy them anyway…

xoxox

Goodnight from a very happy home.

>> Here is Olivia on the way to the park, pre-puppy pick up. She is starting to get white hairs in her black spots – mama dog.

>> Here we are picking up Cream Pie Guy (AKA Charleston) We hope he is not too sad about leaving his siblings, his mom Squirrel and his uncle Hippo

>> First Stop: Microsoft. Here is Charlie exploring the parking lot

>> We chose the “compact” model

>> Here we are at home: Olivia is wondering how long she’ll have to put up with this new little puppy

>> Firsts: stairs (he’s now a stair master!) and our bully’s first bully (he only gets a few licks at a time but he LOVES it)

See what I mean about the perfection thing?  Here’s the video…