Wishin, and Hoping and Prayin - IT'S A BOY!

What a day this has been.  It actually all started last night.  I got home from chorus and Brad and I were talking.  We went into the den to look up something on the computer.  Brad comes in holding his cell phone.  He looks at me and says "Dan Warren called and left a message saying that he had good news and to call him back tomorrow."  I laughed and said "are you joking?".  He was dead serious.  I listened to the message myself.  I heard Dan's happy voice on the message and knew Brad wasn't teasing.  If you have ever talked to Dan Warren you know that he is an amazing guy who's voice always has so much hope.  It makes me smile when I think about how I have never met him, but feel like he is family.

I looked at Brad and said, "holy crap!"  I knew then that it HAD to be about Kai.  I was thinking what else would he call about at 10:30 at night.  We D.A.D. families take phone calls from Dan seriously!  It was one of two things.  We got a huge donation that he decided he just had to call us about (not likely) OR we were going to be getting Kai.  Brad and I went upstairs and talked about Kai for another good hour and a half.  Both of us grinning from ear to ear.  We thought about what Kai might look like, if he or she was going to be black, yellow or chocolate.  Then we thought about if it was going to be a boy or a girl.  We both had no clue.

So of course I dreamt about Kai all night.  In my dream Kai came to us only it was a Pomeranian dog and Dan was telling us this is what we had been assigned.  I had to say that we wanted a Lab, not a Pomeranian.  Don't ask.  I'm not sure where this dream came from.  LOL

I woke up about 10 minutes late because we had been up talking about what we needed to do and all that good stuff.  I woke Brad up before I left and told him to call me as soon as Dan called him back. 

Lunch ticks around.  I'm am sitting on pins and needles.  So is Brad.  We cannot wait to find out WHY Dan had called.  Lunch comes and goes.  All of the sudden my pocket starts ringing.  It is Brad.  I can HEAR the smile in his voice.  It was an audible smile.  He tells me that Dan called and it is a BOY!!!!  We have a male black lab!  He also gave a few other details.  I found pics of his parents on Facebook on the Warren Retrievers page.  Beautiful dogs.  My goodness they are pretty dogs.  You have to check them out.  I added them on my Facebook Timeline.  I will also add them here, but I want to ask Dan first if that is OK.

Here are the Stats:

Name: Kai (for the Kaibab Trail in the Grand Canyon, see the FAQ's)
Born: 04/29/2012 (4 days after Sabrina's 2nd birthday)
Father: Tonic
Mother: Jackie
Color: Black
Arrival: Late Aug/Early September (I will share the delivery date once I find out)

So this is going to be a big doggy.  They always are.  Lab males usually range in between 60- 75 lbs.  But some males can grow to be about 100lbs.  My old lab Goldie was 70 lbs.  BIG DOGGY.

We are so happy to be welcoming this new family member.  Seriously.  This is like having a kid.  Kai is going to be loved just like Sabrina.  He won't just work for Brad.  He will be apart of this family and already is.

Lets CELEBRATE!

Love,

Tiff

So happy for D.A.D. Families

Yesterday Dan Warren made the call to families who will be receiving their D.A.D.  I am so excited for them.  The families posted how excited they were to get the call and how they are going to begin puppy proofing and getting ready for their new family members arrival. 

We are now one step closer to our August/September projected arrival of Kai.  I cannot believe this lifesaver pup is almost here.  To say in the next three to four months we will have a new family member, is amazing.  It is like expecting a child and not knowing the arrival.  This pup will be a huge part of our family.  It won't be just a working dog, it will be a family member who's place in our hearts can never be erased!  Stay tuned in the next few months.  You can totally expect to get lots of pictures and news about this wonderful arrival!

Hugs to all the Warren Retriever Families who got their call yesterday!

Tiffany