From today.com
After a long week, there’s nothing better than a healthy dose of cuteness.
Inspired by the sweet moment when TODAY anchor Savannah Guthrie’s baby, Vale, first met Wrangler in the Orange Room, we asked members of our parenting community to send us photos of their own babies meeting the family pet for the first time.
![Samantha Okazaki Samantha Okazaki](https://i0.wp.com/media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2015_16/498456/babys-first-today-150417-07_fb0b2822dfceb2fe77e49f4d092bc9ad.today-inline-large.jpg?w=676)
And the results were, as you might expect, unbelievably adorable. They include many unsuspecting, occasionally unconscious tots, a few doting dogs, and some oh-so-curious kitties, too.
For your own chance to be featured in future “Baby’s First” round-ups or one of our other fun series, make sure to like the Today Parents page on Facebook.
And for tips on how to safely introduce your family pet to the new baby, check out this helpful advice from the Humane Society of the United States.
1. The Lick of Love
![Mykela Bivins Mykela Bivins](https://i0.wp.com/media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2015_16/498356/babys-first-today-150417-25_222118e2ecb4fae3bc521ce0e8f4aff1.today-inline-large.jpg?w=676)
2. What’s This?
![Karrisa Fabin Karrisa Fabin](https://i0.wp.com/media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2015_16/498021/babys-first-today-150417-01_b70442e81e453e0afce7f7e3f44b215e.today-inline-large.jpg?w=676)
3. Happy Together
![Elise Waldman Elise Waldman](https://i0.wp.com/media1.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2015_16/498301/babys-first-today-150417-15_745af754d25b6613792f659312d1b9ea.today-inline-large.jpg?w=676)
4. The Protector
![Sandra Horn Sandra Horn](https://i0.wp.com/media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2015_16/498296/babys-first-today-150417-14_db2f67012db540e1a8ebed6e535bc307.today-inline-large.jpg?w=676)
5. I’ll Stay By Your Side
![Nicole Desrochers Nicole Desrochers](https://i0.wp.com/media3.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2015_16/498311/babys-first-today-150417-17_f7fa17e3c0d6fea8994ef9c4cabfa2c7.today-inline-large.jpg?w=676)
6. Curious Kitty
![Liz Lee Liz Lee](https://i0.wp.com/media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2015_16/498291/babys-first-today-150417-13_8e262a27318bd5c4180297738f3e2788.today-inline-large.jpg?w=676)
7. The Old Dog and the Newborn
![Ashley Piatt Ashley Piatt](https://i0.wp.com/media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2015_16/498306/babys-first-today-150417-16_962c9dca6b4073187adb0e86ea82f9c2.today-inline-large.jpg?w=676)
8. Seeing What All the Fuss Is About
![Laura Brink Kuhlenbeck Laura Brink Kuhlenbeck](https://i0.wp.com/media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2015_16/498281/babys-first-today-150417-12_1fe74f5995d78a34f0813974fba104cb.today-inline-large.jpg?w=676)
9. Checking Out the New Guy
![Carey Doty Carey Doty](https://i0.wp.com/media3.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2015_16/498341/babys-first-today-150417-23_4ce6aa4aa1250051c96db39780070f65.today-inline-large.jpg?w=676)
10. Two is Better Than One
![Kara Marianetti Elum Kara Marianetti Elum](https://i0.wp.com/media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2015_16/498336/babys-first-today-150417-21_82247018bbe149ae27f2e9dfa5bc4d2e.today-inline-large.jpg?w=676)
11. Matching Collars and Baby Blankets
![Rebecca Diane Rebecca Diane](https://i0.wp.com/media3.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2015_16/498331/babys-first-today-150417-20_ab1d5111954844ee69dddab061e96bc9.today-inline-large.jpg?w=676)
12. Puppy Cuddles
![Stephanie Cryer Stephanie Cryer](https://i0.wp.com/media1.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2015_16/498276/babys-first-today-150417-11_37ee98baaab3805e6ae0f7a50baf295d.today-inline-large.jpg?w=676)
13. How Sweet It Is
![Laura Outwater Brauer Laura Outwater Brauer](https://i0.wp.com/media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2015_16/498026/babys-first-today-150417-02_ca4c12a7f4f0346f6f7df75a75fa3262.today-inline-large.jpg?w=676)
14. Snuggled Up
![Stephanie Harkness Miller Stephanie Harkness Miller](https://i0.wp.com/media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2015_16/498031/babys-first-today-150417-03_64b656b7e412e9a9813fa2207ecf80f8.today-inline-large.jpg?w=676)
15. Quick Conference
![Courtnee McGrew Courtnee McGrew](https://i0.wp.com/media1.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2015_16/498041/babys-first-today-150417-04_35b6c263e2b0f6c128e67381d46e14f0.today-inline-large.jpg?w=676)
16. What’s This?
![Jen Blanchard Jen Blanchard](https://i0.wp.com/media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2015_16/498141/babys-first-today-150417-06_236d3ce469513e72efc5967fa592dce1.today-inline-large.jpg?w=676)
17. Nap Neighbors
![Trista Larson Trista Larson](https://i0.wp.com/media1.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2015_16/498136/babys-first-today-150417-05_df195dd92c3cfb1339001c8bef32e8de.today-inline-large.jpg?w=676)
18. The Fluffiest Pillow
![Nicole Desrochers Nicole Desrochers](https://i0.wp.com/media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2015_16/498351/babys-first-today-150417-24_8f5817a4a1498c0e91ccd967fe398dd8.today-inline-large.jpg?w=676)
19. Thorough Inspection
![Kris Kirwan Kris Kirwan](https://i0.wp.com/media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2015_16/498326/babys-first-today-150417-19_783a2371c3c5d539d9bc773c438719da.today-inline-large.jpg?w=676)
20. Friends Forever
![Gretchen Arnold Gretchen Arnold](https://i0.wp.com/media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2015_16/498146/babys-first-today-150417-08_9116e853f6d0dd7c43ae898424589578.today-inline-large.jpg?w=676)
21. Snoozin’
![Rachel Markey Rachel Markey](https://i0.wp.com/media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2015_16/498321/babys-first-today-150417-18_3e6974cf7ad169ed9349c001dd90aa39.today-inline-large.jpg?w=676)
22. Then and Now
![Amy Girouard Amy Girouard](https://i0.wp.com/media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2015_16/498151/babys-first-today-150417-09_43121e515d6be7935154ed2f8fa1f2c9.today-inline-large.jpg?w=676)
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