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| Cami Cam |
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| Cam and her Lamb...just like Aiden's Lamb |
We got Cam on December 19, 2010 by accident kind of.☺ We were sitting at home with family and Nygel was looking on line at a local puppy store to see what kind of dogs they had in stock. He really wanted a dog. Even before I was pregnant he wanted a dog. I kept telling him to wait. Wait until we got a house, wait until we had a baby so they could grow up together. Well we got the house and Aiden was on the way. So Nygel knew he'd be getting a dog soon! And then we lost our son and neither of us could think of anything but our overwhelming pain.
So on that Sunday in December the furthest thing from my mind was getting a dog. We had discussed getting either a Chocolate Lab or a Weimaraner because we thought those would be good family dogs. Our final decision had been a Chocolate Lab. But again I wasn't thinking about a dog....I was thinking about Aiden.
When Nygel called the puppy store it was to see if they had any Chocolate Labs...they didn't. But they did have 4 Weimaraner puppies. OMG Nygel was ecstatic! He wanted one of those puppies. It was going to be my Christmas present. I had been telling him over and over again after Aiden passed that I didn't want a puppy. And I told him that again that Sunday. The girls and my sister all looked disappointed. I went in our room and he came after me.
"Do you know why I want a dog so badly?" Nygel asked me. "No, I don't" I responded. I didn't...what was the big deal? I wasn't thinking about a puppy- I wanted my baby.
"I want a dog because I was going to get Aiden a dog after he was born. I wanted him to have a puppy and even though he's not here I still want to get him his dog." was his response.
Wow. Ever had one of those "Ah-Ha" moments Oprah talks about? This was definitely an "Ah-Ha" moment for me. Now I understood why Nygel had been hounding me about getting a puppy. Why he wanted to give me a dog as a Christmas present. He wanted to remember his son. He wanted to remember the things he planned for his son. He wanted to get Aiden's dog. "Ah-Ha" now I get it. Why didn't I see it before? Not sure....but in that moment I got it.
So off we went to get a puppy. Me, Nygel, Carissia, Kayla, and Nylah. We were going to get Aiden's dog. I told them in the car the puppy's name would be Cam. I just love that name and I wanted to keep up the "C" name tradition we started with our cats- Carson and Chloe. All of them were like- ummm ok we don't like that name. But I didn't care- the dog's name was going to be Cam.
We got to the store and saw the most adorable Weimaraner puppies ever! We played for about an hour with the 2 boys and 2 girls- the kids wanted to take all 4! We debated getting two at first but then decided that one puppy was enough. I knew I wanted a girl. Cam stood out to me because she had so much energy....spunk.☺ She was absolutely beautiful! She was the one. You'll never guess when she was born. November 4, 2010...just 2 days after Aiden. Wow again.
While we were taking care of all of her paper work the girls played with Cam. Still thinking she might be named something else Nygel asked the girls what they thought. Nylah said "I've been calling her Cam, I like it now that I've been saying it" and she smiled. Ummmm hmmm- that's right....I picked a great name! So we had our Cam. My Christmas present, Aiden's dog. We were just going to take care of her for him.
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| Baby Cam and Carissia |
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| Cam and her monkey |
Cam has been fun, crazy, silly, sweet. She terrorizes the cats- I know Chloe has lost a few pounds since December- lol! It's ok though- she needed it! She has been to the vet so many times in the last 2 months that they know her and us by name when we come in and over the phone. I swear one of the front desk girls is going to try to steal her one day. We took her in yesterday for puppy shots and to check on her itching and the girl couldn't stop saying "Oh Cam I love you!!" But she's healthy now and just perfect. Like my Aiden. When she drives me crazy I remember that she's Aiden's dog and that makes me smile.
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| Trying to get to Carson |
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| Poor CarCar :( |
Yesterday at the dog park a bigger dog stepped on Cam while they were playing. She cried out and my heart stopped. No!!! Not my baby's dog. I took the other dog's foot off her little tummy and rubbed her. Nygel didn't want me to but I picked her up in my lap and held her for a few minutes. She calmed down and eventually when I was convinced she was fine I put her back down to play. I know Aiden was watching out for his puppy. She was fabulous at the dog park! She played with the other dogs and wasn't too scared, she drank from the puppy water fountain, she even ran across a puppy beam. I am always amazed at how smart she is. Cami Cam- Aiden's dog.
As I sit here typing and she lays on a blanket on my leg snoring, I think about my son. I love him so much. I did and would still do anything for him. I love Cam....she's Aiden's dog. And I will always take care of her for him. I'll take care of her for him and love every minute of it!
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| Cami Cam after chewing the wall- "Sorry Mom" |
I love you my sweet angel baby! Forever and Ever....
Love,
Mommy
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