10:15 pm

This is about the time I noticed Penelope was not acting like herself. Panting, pacing and restless. She would go in and out of her crate where she has built a nest for her puppies [awhh] and would not let me put my hand in there. Very protective. I went around collecting all the supplies I had bought and made a list of the things I still needed to get thinking I had till next week. Drive to the 24 hour cvs and grabbed the last few items. My sweet mom sat with Penelope, who just needed comfort, while I got everything together and I took a quick shower. Ready for the long night ahead. I ended up sleeping with her in the whelping box till about 3am. She had calmed down and fell asleep. I took this chance to sleep in a bed for the rest of the night checking on her every two hours. YAWN. Penelope went outside after waking up at 8:30am. Very Rainy morning. Penelope was able to wait till morning to go outside which I am very proud of. Thank You. Sitting in her whelping box she is very snappy, I think due to the onset of labor pain. I brought her food down and usually she is jumping to get at it. This morning no interest at all. Fifteen minutes later she ate a nibble. Surprisingly she ended up eating it all! After a trip to CVS last night for last minute supplies I need to go to the pet store to get milk replacer. This is for hand feeding the puppies in case Penelope is not able to do it herself. I also need to get a baby monitor so if tonight is another repeat of last night I don't have to go down every two hours just listen in! Her temp dropped to 99.3 which anything under 100 indicates the onset of labor - while 98 degrees tells us she is ready!!