I Am In Love!

Okay, I have to admit it, I am in love! I love my baby! I had a really good day yesterday. I went to go see Chance. I wasn't sure what to expect. I get there and walk up to their corral and the last time I did that, both Liberty and Chance ran away from me, to the far side of their corral. This time, they actually walked up to the fence to greet me. I set my camera, water and keys down to go get a chair. I walk back up to their corral with the chair, thinking to myself, I bet this is going to spook them. Nope. Liberty backed off a little, but Chance, she stuck right by that gate. I had to push the gate in so Chance didn't escape. She was so curious in what I was doing. I put the chair down and sat in it. Chance came right up to me and sniffed my hand. She didn't want to leave me. She eventually walked away to go eat some hay. Liberty stayed back on the far side of the corral but she was relaxed. She was more wary of me the last time I came to visit.



I went to get the grain tub, Chance followed me over to it, than followed me back to my chair. I put a couple carrot flavored treats in the tub. She tried them out. She didn't like the real carrots I tried to give her last week, but she really liked the carrot flavored treats. She ate one, than sniffed my legs, knees, hands, and than she brought her nose right up to my face and sniffed it. I think she likes me! She walked away for a bit but kept coming back for more sniffs. She was way more comfortable with me than the last time.



I noticed that Liberty kept inching her way closer to me as well.



And closer, until she was only about 2 arms lengths away from me.



She actually got within a foot of me, but my camera batteries died and I was so busy switching out the batteries, that I couldn't get any pictures! I am so mad at myself! Why didn't I check my batteries before I entered the corral? By the time I got my batteries switched out, Liberty moved on to the water trough. I guess there will be a next time.



Liberty saw something in the distance. It was just a cat crossing the road.



I watched Chance drink water, lick her salt block and I heard her whinny for the first time!!!!!



I also got to see Chance lay down in the fresh shavings and roll! Here she is just laying down.



She is rubbing herself into the shavings.



Oh, I bet that feels so good!



Here goes the roll!



Standing up and shaking off! Such a silly girl!



Back to eating hay, like nothing happened.



I was very happy with how Chance responded today. She spent most of her time hanging out by me, checking me out. She was never spooky or fearful. She was just curious. If I got up out of the chair and moved somewhere, she would immediately follow me. I was also so happy to see Liberty come up to me as well. I still haven't petted Chance, but I don't want to rush anything. I will take the sniffing of the hand, knee and face. As long as she knows I am not there to cause her any harm, and until she gets used to me, than I will let her sniff me as much as she wants. When I opened the gate to the corral to leave, both Chance and Liberty walked up to the fence to see where I was going. Don't worry girls, I will be back!

To top off my most excellent day, we went fishing again. The fish weren't really biting, BUT I still did happen to catch ONE, while my OH and his friend didn't catch ANY!! Now how is that for out-fishing the guys?!? Again!!!!



Oh and before I go, I have to leave you with another baby photo, I just couldn't resist! I know, I am such a dork! When my OH got home from work, I showed him the pictures of Chance, and he's going through them and he says to me "You are so losing it!!" Oh No, my dear OH, I am not losing it, I am IN LOVE!!



I do have to thank ONE person for giving me this opportunity of adopting this special baby. Tracey, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart! Without you, I would not be fulfilling my dream of owning a Mustang, at least not for many years to come! Thank you, thank you, thank you!