Good Ol'Days...LOLOL

Man-this made me chuckle...LOLOL
Hell week-......yeah..it was!!!LOLOLOL

4 Weeks Old.....

Momma says we need to start doing more by ourselves now that we are getting bigger and have needle teeth....




So yesterday she let us have some yummy soup(mashed meat and rice cereal)She says we wont need to nurse so much now....but we still like Mommas milk best!! We get this soup 3 times a day and Momma comes in and helps clean us up a bit after.

She said tom we might be going outside....New things are kinda scary ..but we love the soup and Im sure we will love outside as well...Its tuff not having Momma ard so much though...lucky we have so many litter mates to play with:)

Summer Family Updates and Pup pics

Hope Everyone had a Happy 4th!!!!!!

We had a nice steak cookout of the 4th, with go cart riding-which the kids sooo loved. I went on too with Stinger-thought I was abt to die the whole time...LOLOL

On the 5th we had play dates,slip&slide fun, and then went to Brigham for the annual fire works show. We sat right under them this time-soooo cool!!! Except for the time I thought a great big bug landed in my lap-come to find out it was a piece of the firework material...LOLOL-scared me half to death...The kids thought it was great fun and that I was the lucky one-LOLOL-too funny!!
So that was interesting-but way better seats this year...:)Dh said you needed a gas mask-as all the smoke...LOLOL, but he enjoyed it too-watching as some got reallly close to the ground where people were-youd hear a scream and it was too funny-as they always go out before they hit the ground-but you think its not-ya know...LOLOL

We have decided not to go camping this year...:( We should be leaving this Friday. Bummer-but Puddin isnt staying in her box long enough-so she still needs to be watched to make sure all the pups are draining her milk-or she could get mastitus, yeah Ive seen the pics-way bad thing...ick....so I have to keep an eye on her-as she wants to be with us instead of taking care of the pups like she should be doing...sigh....

Anyway-so we have decided we will take day trips instead. I found a campground that is local and we might be going there...not sure yet....but next Tues we will be going to Lagoon-getting some good ticket prices with our homeschool group. Still way expensive, but we promised the kids so....

Our ticket prices are $28-reg $42-crazy-eh? Lagoon is NOTHING compared to 6 Flags-and I dont even remember 6Flags being that bad....but o well.....Im excited-we havent been in 2 years and all teh kids are tall enough to ride everything-Monkey Boy is THRILLED...Hes our thrill seeker-and I see trouble;)LOLOL in him coming down the road....

Pup update:
I have removed the sectional from the whelping box-made a designated spot for sleeping and potty now. Some are keeping this in mind, others are not...LOLOL-but they are getting better and better...tom I will be starting food for them. One each little marble size raw meatballs Am/Pm. Then end of week switching to rice cereal with mashed meatballs, then watered soggy kibble...etc...slowly cutting down with Puddins food too...ist a tricky process as you dont want to wean to quick as thsi could be bad for Puddin and her body....so taking it slow.

She is still cleaning them up really good-taking care of all poops etc, even licking the newspaper that is soaked with pee...LOLOL.....keeping thinsg really clean-so in that regard she is doing really well. But she is ready to jump out of the box after she has cleaned, and doesnt let the pups nurse for very long-so Ive been gating her in until the pups fall off from being full....She will walk ard in the box and they will just keep sucking and popping off her...LOLOL-its funny, but this is normal as Momma dogs know this is the only way the pups can nurse now as they are getting too big for lay down nursing...Amazing how God has given them this incredible instinct to just KNOW what to do...it still amazes me how he equipped them so naturally....its beautiful to watch-I could sit there and watch them for hours...They are playing more and more, barking, growling, pulling on ears, -its too cute!!

Every day Im grwoing more and more in love-especially with our big boy(brown-blue colar)He loves to be picked up and loved on....beautiful blue eyes. Little yellow(1st born and littlest)is just as spunky now as Tubby(green colar)-barking and making the most noise...and scampering ard....she likes people and especially the camera...LOLOL

Heres some pics:

Pups-3 Weeks

All Puppies:
-Eyes open
-Trying to pounce ard
-Puppy playing(trying to nibble on each other)
close up of each one below :)
Oh!!!-2 of the big boys( Tubby and Mr Blue)-have TEETH!!:)

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Fun In The Sun...

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Puppies-2 1/2 weeks:)

All eyes are open, Puddin is having to sit to nurse now....soooo cute!!!

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Pups On the Move......

Tubby was the first-he was trying to use all of his legs and walk ard-he'd start to walk on all four and then topple on over...LOLOL-Puddins twin-little Miss P has the first eyes opening....

SOO neat!!!!!!! They are all trying to walk now and toppling all over...too cute and they have a yip sound they are making-and growling and grunting more...getting more and more noisy...but also getting more and more cute and more and more personality:)

All four darkies are opening their eyes now but three whites still are shut...

Tubby is still needing a bottle topper abt 1-2 times a day-Monkey Boy helped me today-he had this HUGE grin on his face and was so gentle and good at tending to Tubby...:)

She's Stylin'!!!!

How cute is my little girl!!!!!

We were going to get the new due come school starting-but Flamingo just couldnt wait-Shes been talking about it all week and today was the day!!! She is in Heaven...She even went under the hair dryer-which she was sooo excited abt before we even got in there...LOLOL
She got a trim all ard, with shorter cut in front with highlights-shes lovin'it!!!:)
Im next.....:)


pic prob agn...sigh

Daddy Fixed Our Toy:)

Yigh-kids and dh are thrilled.....Momma is abt to have a heart attack...LOLOL

oops-pics arent posting...Ill try agn later:)

1 1/2 Week Old Pups

Well we have a whiner...LOLOLOL Its Tubby-who can never seam to get full...at night he just cries and cries after Puddin has been emptied by him and all the other pups-still wanting more-poor guy...so we have started supplimenting him-and he rolls over and cant move he is so full...what a nut!LOLOLOL

But you have to burp them-just like a baby-and Flamingo helped me tonight-and was just tickled pink by it...LOLOL

They are all doing really well and Puddin is doing a real good job abt going in there more-I think it was just too hot in there and so Ive been opening the back door at night and letting in some cooler air...also I have started to cut their nails-every week now...and that might be helping also...

Anyway..heres some pics....havent been updating as much-sooo busy ard here....and I dont have the kids down most nights until abt 11-yigh...and Im pooped...LOLOL

A Bed Never Felt So Soft...

Last night was the first night that I havent slept with the puppies and Momma in the kitchen...LOLOL-yeah I know-Im crazy...LOLOL But I did set the alarm for 4 AM and went to check on them-all was well:) Whoot!!! Momma had gotten out and back in without stepping on them-which means I can leave them now...:)WHOOT!!! But not for long...;)LOLOL-yeah I know...sigh...but thats a Tammy for ya;)

We have had to keep an eye on them as two were very tiny and were getting pushed off Momma by the bigger ones-so we had to make sure those two were each getting their time-now at day 5 they are both filled out nicely like the others....whew....

These next 3 weeks will be time will tell weeks...where anything can happen-so we have to be watchful-Dh and I have told the kids not to pick out favorites for awhile as you never know what could happen...

Im in love with them all-but I think Blacky catches my eye most;)LOLOLOL-yes Dad-he was the littlest.....LOLOLOL

In case any of you are interested Im going to describe the birth ..so you might want to skip this part if you have a sensitive stomach...LOLOL

Labor started in the morning about 10:00 AM -I went into the kitchen and she was visibly having contractions-which really surprised me-as I was thinking her being a first time momma, she would be uncomforteable, and moan etc-but she was calm and such a pro abt everything...

At this time I put her in the whelping room that we had set up for her in the pantry and sat with her-telling her what a good job she was doing and giving her rubs and scratches...:) We sat in there FOREVER-I was scared to leave as I thought any min she could push a pup out, but no...so I sat and sat...and sat...then I started to get really worried thinking it was taking too long and that maybee one was stuck or something-which is a very scary thing-as would have to have a c-section.....so I was worried...and sitting and sitting for a LONG time....

Then Puddin started grunting and pushing harder and harder-and I knew something was coming...but again she was so calm and never growled or whined...what a trooper-eh?

Then out came such a miraculous thing-a little white puppy-looking just like her Daddy. It was a good thing that this first one had no complications as Im not sure how long I sat there with my mouth open in awe at this tiny little miracle...Puddin quickly cleaned up the afterbirth and then proceded to clean up the pup. They are so rough in the cleaning-which is kind of worrying-but good thing I had researched it and this rough treatment and licking and shoving stimulates the pup to take his first breathe-which this little gal did:)

Initially I had decided to tie off the umbilical cord with floss and cut it myself...as Mommas can be too rough and pull off too hard causing a hernia or worse...but no time for such things...LOLOL So I held it abt 2 inches from the pup and let Momma bite up till that point-then I cleaned it up after everything was ok. Puddin during this whole time was going crazy licking up everything she could. So I really had to hurry and deal with the cord after I was sure pup was breathing-as she was licking and going to town...LOLOL.

After I made sure she was breathing-had to suction as she was wheezing....I gave pup a lick of Kyro syrup-which stimulates them and helps their sucking reflexes kick in. Then put her up to Momma and she began to nurse. Soo amazing....Sooo miraculous!!! I cant begin to describe it.....and the sucking noise-adoreable!!!

The next two came pretty much the same way-abt an hr after each other give or take....some where slow to revive and get to breathing-so Id have to take over for Momma-which was way scary as I was holding a life in my hands and it was up to us-ya know...yigh...After each delivery Id let them nurse,-this is when I woudl finally breathe...LOLOL then when pushing started again-they all would be put in the warming box I had made up...then once born they all would be taken out to nurse again on Momma-as this helps with the contractions etc...

The 4th one didnt have such a good outcome. Everything was progressing like normal-and then I saw the water sack( which looked like a bubble)Up until this point all the sacks with previous pups had broken before the birth. So I thought to myself "Okay..this is different." K-girl-we can do it...but pushing...pushing...and pushing...it wouldnt budge.... I feathered, lubbed it up, tried to help-but it wasnt out enough for me to get a grip on it....woulndt budge. :( This is when I seriously started praying that Puddin would be able to get it out ok. I knew something was bad-something wasnt right...that the pup had been in there way too long...but I was helpless to do anything to help her....but finally she pushed him out. After I could get a grip on him-I helped her. He was really long-alot longer than the others-which explained why Puddin had such a hard time with it...He was listless, not moving-despite licks and licks from Puddin-so I took over and tried to revive him-nothing worked. The poor little guy sat there gasping for breath....which told me he had swallowed too much fluid being in the canal too long...so we aspirated, swung him like I had been shown to do, rubbed and rubbed.Gave moth to mouth...anything....

Stinger was helping me through all of this-as soon as he knew Puddin was delivering he wanted in there to help. So we both tried and tried and before we knew it another pup was pushing out and had to be looked to.

We tried for abt an hr trying to revive that little guy-but he didnt make it:( It was SOOOO sad.....I get teary eyed thinking about it agn....but another pup had to be looked to-so we had to go on.....:(I keep telling myself maybee if we had worked longer...harder...he would have made it...maybee it was my fault...? But at any rate-we buried him out under our big oak tree-and I know he is up there in Heaven playing and having fun-this is what I told the kids and it put a big smile on their faces:)as it did mine:)

The next 4 had to come from the other horn-so it took awhile again to get them all lined up I guess....Puddin took a nap and was cool as a cucumber...LOLOL and once they did-they came every hour again...

We didnt finish until abt 5:30 in the morning....yigh....we were all pooped. Everyone went to bed before she was done except for me-and then the kids woke up and took a shift watching at 8 when they woke up and let me sleep for abt an hr...LOLOL That was very nice-eh?LOLOLOL

Dh has such a queezy stomach-so he didnt watch much-but hes been loving on the pups and puddin now....LOLOLOL

Puddin wouldnt leave them to go bathroom or anything for the first day, now she is leaving them for longer periods of time...and she gets nervous and checks on them when they wine. Shes a fantastic Momma. She wont even go back into the whelping box until I have moved them all over as she might step on them:)

For the first 48 hrs she had a very black/green discharge-totally freaked me out...as I thought it was an infection from a retained placenta(which they can die from)but its now just red/brown and getting lighter every day-and this will go on for abt 2-3 weeks-poor puddin-confined to the kitchen...

Puddin has her appetite back times 3-4!!LOLOLOL
She also takes them one by one and cleans them inbetween her front paws-but then they cant get back to her teats -so Ive got to check on them to make sure none have found their way behind her( as they cant find their way back) or that she isnt laying on them in the front there...LOLOLOL, listening for cries of distress...etc..

I tried to mark teh tips of their tails with dif color markers-but Puddin would have none of it-and she licked it all off..so the brown ones are hard to tell apart, but the white ones arent-we have a 1 spot, 2 spot, 3 spot, no spot,...LOLOL

Ive also been keeping a careful eye on weight gains of the pups-and have been having to limit our pudgy ones until the smaller ones have been on for a bit. One little guy we have is sooooo pudgy...LOLOl-and he just loves to crawl under them all when they are all lined up nursing and pushes whoever is in his way off the teat so he can have it...LOLOL-hes a character-I tell ya...

They are so fun to watch-they grunt, cry, scream, make the cutest sucking noises-Im soo in love-Im not going to want to get rid of them-I know it!!!!

And Momma Puddin is doing her motherly duties wonderfully. She cleans them to stimulate them to go bathroom-and she will clean that up too-for the first 3 weeks anyway-until she starts to wean....and they start to eat kibble-Boy-wish I had had that service for my 3!!LOLOLOLOL

Im a Proud Doggie Grandma!!!:)I cant wait till their eyes open(7-10 days)Ill take close ups of them all individually so you can get a better look:).

We have also bough a pen from our neighboor-so when they grow and are all roudy we can put them outside-that will be so nice for them:)

Say Hi To Our New Arrivals :)

After 16 hrs....yigh...the Gang is all here:)

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I THink We Are Done Baking....:)

Well as you all know-Puddins temp dropped day before last and then last night again-just like everyone said it would, but no other signs last night-so I thought maybee just a fluke thing-...nope....LOLOLOL
Started panting hard last night-so I set my alarm for 5:30 and went and checked on her-still the same.....but then this morning-shivering, puking, panting, no appetite...so she should be delivering in the next 36 hours!!:)

She cant get comfy anywhere and she is trying to dig up everything and puking up bile every 5 min or so...so kinda messy already...LOLOLOL

But looks like we are in for a long day and night here....she wants to be by my side-so I have her on towels and Im taking her along ard everywhere with me, with the towels-until she starts having contractions-then its off to the whelping box:)and another long wait and see....:)

This weekend is grocery weekend-Dh already said he'd do it-so he's going to be on his own for a good part of the weekend it looks like-as I need to be with Puddin and the soon to be pups:)

Im sooo excited and so nervous I could just bust!LOLOL, but Im trying not to show it for Puddins sake...she needs all the calm right now....

Im fixin to do some clipping ard her teats-to make things easier for the pups.....

I'll update as I can:)

Monkey At Bat.....:)

Well...everyone her knows where my mind is at and what im doing...so I wont bore you with details...LOLOLOL;)Any day now-and temp has dropped.....!!!!:)
But Monkey Boy had a ball game today-hes just doing fantastic-I didnt have my camera, so this is taken with my phone-but its still a keeper-eh?:) Ill post better pics when I remember to take my camera:)They tied tonight-9:9!!!! The boys where so excited and it was so much fun to watch them tonight:)LOLOLOL-They wanted to win sooo bad-LOLOL

"Schools Out...Schools Out... Teacher Let The Mules Out..."

Gosh-its been ages it seams since I have written...So alot of catching up to do...yigh...

Today was the last day of school for the kiddoes. They are soo happy!!!:)Flamingo so plowed out on the couch..ZZZZzzzzzzz, Monkey soon to follow, and Stinge ris munching on popcorn...LOLOLOL

Monkey Boy came home with a DVD that his teacher made of highlights of the year-that was really sweet of her and we all had fun watching it tnight. He also informed me that hugs were abundant between him and his girlfriend as "We wont see each other for TWO months Mom!!"LOLOLOL

Flamingo found out she isnt in her best friends class and has a hard teacher next year....I talked with another Mom and not alot of good coming from so called teacher-so I might be scheduling a meeting to see abt changing....I havent decided yet.....but Im not too sure abt he rtecahing style and Flamingo being very prone to spacing and not asking questions when she doesnt understand or hear something...so we shall see. She had a playdate with her best friened all day today and we watched Tooth Fairy and then brought her home-so she is plain pooped..LOLOL-hence the Zzzzzz's right now...

Stinger had a busy fun week-we did fun hands on crafts all week-which he really enjoyed:)He made the coolest Ananzi cliff dwelling out of clay-painted it with a wash and did a really great job with it-Ill post pics soon:)We planted some things in pots-which he really liked as well, and made some pots for Fathers Day.
He will start Summer social group in abt a week-yahhhhh....should be interesting...but I think..think...he will enjoy it once he gets used to it...

My Birthday was absolutely wonderful. Dh took us all out to eat at R Tuesdays-my fav place....we went and saw Prince of Persia, and he spoiled me rotten with many nice gifts:)

Papa and Nana came over for a picnic on Memorial Day-which was soo nice-we had a nummy barbecue and it was really nice weather too-which was excellent:)Dh makes SUCH GOOD burgers-NUMMY!!!I received a very nice card and some $$-which is always so nice as I never feel I should spend money on myself as there are so many things Id like to buy or get for the kiddoes or dh instead:)So it makes me treat myself-Thanks Dad and Mom{{HUGS}}
I also got a really nice gift basket filled with goodies from Grami-filled with garden fun and coffee/chocolate nummies!! :) Thanks Grami-very sweet of you!!

So my B-day was really wonderful and I spend it with the ones I love-what could be better than that!!

Puddin...sheesh-what can I say...sleeping..sleeping..sleeping...milk has come in, and pups rollin ard in her tummy-could be any day now....Im getting very excited and nervous...LOLOL-as is expected-eh?LOLOLOL

Well that abt wraps it up....Oh!!!!! Monkey had his first baseball game last week. He looked so adoreable all decked out in his cleats and outfit-TOO cute!! He hit a 3rd, and a 1st base hitter-so cool!! And that machine is FAST!! Many kids didnt do too well hitting(1st time actually hitting a thrown ball)-but Monkey boy did really well-he is fun to watch!!Very proud Momma bear...

All the kids did absolutely wonderful in school as well thsi year-so Im very proud and very happy to be spending some precious time with them now that school is out