First 24 Hours!

Well it has been nearly 24 hours since I (Liz) drove on ice covered roads to get our new addition to the family! So far things are actually going pretty darn well for him being a puppy and in a new environment, despite my frustration last night, today is going remarkably smoother! PRAISE GOD! I think that a lot of my frustration comes from the fact that he is hooked to my hip...FREAKS out if he can't see me, or I leave the room for 15 seconds which I must admit makes me feel special but it would be nice to get some Christmas baking done and clean up the entry way which is a disaster from taking him outside every 90 minutes to two hours.

So yesterday I picked him up and he at first wanted nothing to do with coming out of his big kennel, but once he was in my arms he snuggled up and became my apparent new jewelry that is attached to my hip! I placed him the kennel with a nice soft towel, an old shirt from both Hans and I that had our scents a chew toy and a little tiny milk bone for his ride home. The first 10 minutes he whined (high pitched) but soon stopped. We made it to the first rest stop, I put his collar on him which is WAY to big but we made it work and tried to get him to go potty but he wanted nothing to do with that, so back on the ice covered roads we went. He curled up and slept all the way home which was great! When we arrived home, his new dad was waiting him, and it was priceless, Hans melted immediately. However, Hans had to go to work, so he didn't get to spend a lot of time with him but at least got to see him.

So as Hans pulled away, the realization of taking care of our new baby puppy by myself for 36 hours started sinking in. It hit quickly and was not the most pleasant of times. That evening went well, he only had one accident inside for the first day home which was pretty impressive. We spent time on the couch lounging, eating, and then I decided that I would like to clean up for the night so I decided to hit the shower and bring him the bathroom with me so if he made a mess I would see it right away. Well Emmet had other plans apparently...he thought it would be fun to slide into the shower. So much for a relaxing shower by myself :(  I must admit it was pretty funny. So he quickly learned he could lick my legs and get lots of water...crazy puppy. So I quickly finished and decided that since he slid in he was getting a quick bath too....just a little shampoo and then he fluffed up and smelled oh so good!

Our New Puppy

Well here he is...Emmet's big debut on the web. He is as cute as a button but tests every button that I have! Very cute and loveable!

Here is Emmet sniffing around after he first got home. He has done fairly well, given the 6 hours and only 2 accidents. He has gone number 1 outside twice which is great...it is just when I bring him in and 30 seconds later I turn my head and there he is squatting...the life of a puppy. If it wasn't so darn cold and blizzard like outside it would be much easier to stay outside for longer periods of time!

Our Christmas trees are both up and fully decorated. They both turned out beautiful this year here are some pictures of our decorations for the 2009 Christmas season:

This is the tree in the basement...Hans' tree with all the garland and since this picture he added blue garland and lots of tinsel.

These are snowflake lights that we hung downstairs in the basement above the windows. The curtains there are blue with moose on them and Sally, Hans' mom made them for us. They turned out really nice and are helping keep the house a LOT warmer!

Merry Christmas, I will upload more pictures later but at least everyone can see the dog tonight!