the three amigos

penelope was not quite ready to have three little ones feeding off of her. might be her lack of mothering knowledge and her being so young herself --- but those little ones needed to be feed. there was alot of sad cries and struggle to latch on with no success. penelope was a little to aggressive for me --- a little bowl of ice cream and she was lured away from the babies looking to get warm and feed.

i snuggled them into the waiting basket with the heating pad on and the warm blankets. brought them upstairs to waiting bottles of "just born" formula. we fed the smallest one first [2nd born/spud spot] and he struggled. the second to try was the first born and she did great. i then tried the 2nd born again and he ended up eating the most out of all three [3/4 oz]. the third to try was the 3rd born and there was no interest at all.

and of course we have pictures to mark the moment!

Third Born

First BornSecond Born

three boys

no pictures yet but

there is a third puppy here!

there here!

well penelope was looking like she might have the babies tonight -- so i went upstairs to change out of my "good" sweater and within the 5 mins i was gone puppy number one was born! penelope took such good care of her or him, i haven't been able to get close enough to see.

while puppy number one was getting all warmed up -- penelope let out a bg welp! puppy number two was so eager to come that he literally "shot" out with little to no warning. he [i think] has no birth sak around him and no imbilacal cord. not sure what to think about this, medically?? he is a little bit of a runt. took a while for penelope to take of him because she was worried about the first but they are all snuggled up together now!

here are some pictures! enjoy.