Oh, what a night!

Oh, what a night it was!

It was such a long day with so many changes that I did not think about what the night would bring until it was night time. When I was with my family of origin (can you tell that my brain has been expanding exponentially since I got to my new home...must be all the waves of the internet that are bouncing around the walls!), we would all go to sleep together and I could curl up with my birthmother or my birthbrother or one of my birthcousins. But that was many days ago; well, one day. And, so a "new place" means "new habits" and I know that I am an only puppy and that's something different for me. Still, I was excited to see what would happen at night time.

Studio Apartment with a view

And, here's what happened: my mama has the new little room that she built for me and made sure that I have (a little) food and (a little) water and a (little, but big enough for me) bed and a place for my bathroom things. It's kind of like a studio apartment except that there's no place for a TV! So, this was where my mama told me I would be sleeping, and then I watched her as she rose up into the sky. She said "goodnight, little Ziggy" and that made me happy but she was not in my little apartment so that I could sleep with her, so I was confused and a little sad.

So, I did what any red-blooded little boy puppy would do: I cried a little and barked a little and cried a little bit more. Honestly, I was just doing that to calm myself down and did not expect there to be any change in my night....I'm kidding, of course!

I was hoping that my mama would realize that I know how to be a good boy (and, someday, I'm really hoping to be the best boy, but I'm still young and learning) and would let me come to sleep in her big bed with her. I know all about big beds because the puppies that I grew up with heard about them and told us all. It was a dream (no pun intended) of mine to sleep in a big bed some day.

I heard that it was soft and cozy and that when you walked around, it was like being on a cloud because your paws felt funny, like they were bouncing, so that you could walk and walk and walk until you got tired of walking, but your paws would not hurt at all! Also, the rumour that we heard was that there is a blankie on the bed so that when you put your head down, it's soft and squishy.

Most importantly, if there really was a bed in my new house and my mama was in the bed in my new house, I could sleep all night next to my mama and be cozy and warm and also next to her.

And, you know what? The crying and barking (to be clear: only one bark) worked! Mama's butler person was back to pick me up and bring me to my mama in a big bed! An, you know what else? Those stories were right! I walked around and it was so soft on my paws and I laid down a little and that was soft on my whole body and I was so happy and excited that I did not fall alseep too quickly. As the famous poet Aerosmith said: I don't want to miss a thing! 

I finally fell asleep and had a great night of rest. I knew that I would be happy in my new home and I knew that I would be able to chill and sleep and that's what my first night was like.

In the morning time, my mama and me went for a quick walk and then we came home and then I was tired and then I slept more. This time, on the floor. Of course (of course!) my mama has soft beds in the house for me to sleep on but I kind of like the dissonance between the big soft bed at night and the hard but comforting and comfortable floor during the day time (for my naps).

So, with one night done and one day behind me, I am getting used to this new home. I know that it'll be a while before I feel really really "at home" since I still have lots of places I need to smell and chew and explore, but I am off to the best start a little boy like me could have!

Grr, Grr, Arf,

Ziggy