Just a quick update.

Here are three pictures I took this afternoon. The puppies are starting to really move about and the little red girl escaped from the box last night, I found her at the end of my bed wrapped in a fleece, cozy and warm. Now I have to figure out a barrier to keep them all from escaping! Tomorrow they'll be three weeks old, where does the time go.

Monday Update.

It's a bit blurry, but here is part of the pile of puppies taken a few moments ago. They are all getting bigger and bigger, and yesterday they began to play a bit. One of them tried to bite another on the back, and did the head shake, but it was all in slow motion, so quite amusing to watch. It's hard to believe they are 2 1/2 weeks old already.
Mom found this frog while she was out in the rose garden doing some weeding. It so closely matches the wood chips in color, it's really incredible. I think we'll have lots of frogs this year as we've had almost 20 inches of rain so far, well above our yearly average.
The bird is a green heron, according to Brian. He's perched on the edge of the pool out back which is now a Koi pond. It's actually the third type of heron we've had out back. First to appear last year was a night heron (we think he was a young one) and we have a great blue heron who routinely visits. So far they have left the Koi and gold fish alone, preferring to focus on the mosquito fish (and there are hundreds of those).

A Change of Pace.

I decided to post pics of these roses since they are so pretty right now. We have close to 40 rosebushes here, and Mom spends a lot of time each year working on them. The red one is Veteran's Honor and the bud is just about perfect. Next is Diana, Princess of Wales, also a very pretty bud. The third is California Dreamin, still in its tub as I just got it for Mom for her birthday on Thursday. It was Sunset magazine's rose to buy for '08. Now to figure out where to put it!
On a puppy note, all is well, they are getting cuter each day. I'll post more pics later.

Two Weeks Old Today.

Two weeks old today, how can that be!
Everyone but one has his/her eyes open, the bigger red girl and the biggest boy (r/w) had their open yesterday, and almost all the rest today.
Everyone but the little r/w girl has doubled in birth weight, and she's getting close.
Next thing to watch for, teeth and getting up on all fours.

Mama Decker

I took this pic last night, 11 days old.
Decker's got the feeding part down, but she still isn't into cleaning up afterward!
Hmmm
Three of them weigh over a pound now, little chubbies.

Sad news

We lost the little brindle girl today. She started to fade on Saturday, and left us today. I worried about her when she was born since she only weighed 3 5/8 ounces, but she seemed to be hanging in there and gaining along with everyone else.
It's always hard to see them go, especially as I bottle fed her every day.
On a happier note, the others are all doing well, one of the red and white boys is just over a pound now and another is just under. The biggest brindle boy is also just under a pound.
Eyes and ears should open soon.

Pictures at one week.

Here are some pictures I took today. All are doing well. You can see the little girl in the middle of the pile of all the puppies.