The first 24 hours...

So, this is the first post as new puppy parents. This is also my first attempt at blogging, so please bear with me. Nadja has given the short version of the puppy story, I'll expand it. After Nadja found the yellow lab and dropped him off at the Humane Society on Sunday, she called me to let me know they had six Bernese mixed puppies. The only words I said were "I'll be right there." My mom came with me ( I was working on HER house), and all three of us fell in love with one of the females. On Monday, Nadja took an extended lunch hour and I left school early to see how the pup was at her first interactions. We fell even more in love and decided to come back that Monday night with Shadow and Hannah to introduce them to their prospective tormentor. Puppies under 6 months generally don't have their full vaccinations yet, so aren't allowed out on walks or even to touch the floor of the Humane Society, so the meeting was verboten. Nadja snuck our dogs back into the hallway outside of the puppy room and after a few minutes, cajoled me into bringing the pup to the door to meet our dogs. After said meeting, I took them back outside, and got yelled at by the staff. I guess Nadja and I are partners in crime afterall... So, we placed a deposit down on the little cutie and went home to ruminate. As I was working on some sheetrock in the basement, Nadja announced that she was sorry and didn't want the puppy afterall. I was heart-broken, but had a job to do in the basement, so discussion was delayed. After much agonizing and feeling depressed on Tuesday, Nadja called me at 3:30 to say that she thought we should do it. I was practically doing backflips! So at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, we adopted a yet to be named, adorable, rambuncious yet mellow, sweet-heart of a furball. She slept all through her first night and gave us a full evening of fun and laughter tonight. As I write she is sleeping peacefully in her crate, and Shadow and Hannah are revelling in the peace and quiet of our bedroom. As for her name, we've decided we like: Calli, Maddi (Madeline), Zoe, Heidi, Sasha, Sophie, and we're completely open to suggestions. Nadja has never had the "pleasure" of new puppy motherhood, since Hannah was a little older when she was adopted. I got Shadow when she was 10 weeks old (same as our un-named cutie), so I've been through the experience. Our puppy raising styles are already apparently different, so 'tis another compromise in life. We're both very excited and happy to be sharing this experience, but feeling the squeeze as it applies to adding this little furball into our already established pack. Shadow and Hannah were barely used to sharing Nadja's and my attentions with each other and between us. Now they have this third "thing" to figure out and vie for love with, though we love them all equally as you veteran parents ( of puppies and people) know. Thank you for your suggestions, and we look forward to any advice as we share this extra journey with you. God only knows how much we'll get done on the house this week with the pup to train...