Puppy...

Our family is anxiously waiting on the birth of our new puppy. Sometime between Feb 13 & 17, a litter of Bernese Mountain Dogs will be born. We love our Dalmatians, but we also like the Berners. The first time I laid eyes on them, I have always wanted one.
I have been doing my research for awhile now. I've looked at many websites, purchased two books & talked to a lot people about this breed. I have started a folder of paperwork that I have found about the sire & dam of our future puppy. I also have quite the list of names to try to choose from. I think we have agreed on a registered name, but the house name might take us a bit. I have created a survey for my friends & family to help us decide on a name. My sister just suggested to me that if the puppies happen to be born on Valentine's Day, I should somehow include that with his name. I guess we'll just see if that happens!
Once the puppy is born, we will need to be patient again until we can bring him home. I think it will work out, because I'm a teacher, I will have a week off in April to be home with the puppy.