Happy 4th Birthday Noa

Today was Noa's 4th birthday! Normally it's just a day where I think, awww...my little Noa was born today however many years. But this year I am extremely grateful that my little Noa is here. After his head injury I was worried that I could lose him or he could have problems going forward. But both things are not the case and he is improving at a fast pace and I am SO happy!

I am noticing a few things here and there that are different, like his bark sounds different and he has a little side step to his walk. But all in all, he is still my little puffball. He continues to shadow me (which can be annoying but I guess with almost losing him really doesn't bother me anymore because it means he is here), he continues to cuddle when I hold him and most importantly with the cuddling is he still rests his little head on my shoulder when I hold him which is one of my fav things, he is smiley and still loves to be in the basket of Tre's stroller when we go places.

Tre loves Noa so much and every day he goes to give him a kiss and a nuzzle when he sees him. The day after Noa's incident and he was in my bedroom in his carrier crate when we went somewhere that he couldn't go, Tre noticed something was different because normally Noa greets us with his anxious bark and there was no bark. Tre got down from my arms and started to walk around the house calling Noa's name. A quick thought crossed my mind, gosh, what if we had lost him. Then quickly that thought was gone with another thought, OMIGOSH, I am so grateful to have him still here with us.

Noa was my practice baby, I learned that when something depends on you for food, water and shelter, etc that you must be there for them no matter what. Not that I didn't really know that, but I really started to get how much little ones like that depend on you to be the caretaker. I couldn't just pick up and go somewhere for a few days like I could with my cats because Noa needed someone there to feed him and just be with him. I learned then that if a dog was this much work then a baby was going to be a million times more and I was ready. Thanks to Noa I was more patient and understanding and not so oblivious to others needs.

Happy Birthday to my little pup Noa! To many many many more birthdays! We love you!