Another work week behind us, so I am taking some time out to update the blog.
It is almost unbelievable how much the puppies have changed in the past week. They have lost that newborn, fetal look and have started to look like little doggies. In other words: irresistably adorable little faces with big eyes, floppy little ears, and wiggly tails.
With their eyes are open, they are ready to explore. Scooting is no longer the preferred method of transportation: we are talking real attempts at walking on all fours. Of course, the coordination and strenght are not as developed as their desire to move about. Sometimes they move backwards instead of forwards. Their heads are still pretty heavy but the muscles are getting stronger and we now see little heads popping up all the time, looking around to see what there is to see. The ears are getting a little bigger and hairier and the ear canals have opened up, so the puppies now react and respond to sounds around them.
Bella spends hardly any time in the box anymore. There simply is not enough room, but mostly she wants to be in command when it comes to feeding time. She goes in when she feels it is time to feed and when she is done, she simply gets up and walks out. This mommy needs a break once in a while and she knows it! That does not mean she ignores the little ones. On the contrary, she is never far away from them.
But this bond works both ways -- I noticed tonight that one of the puppies, Leo, climbed out of the box to be near his mom. He was just tall enough to look out and see her sleeping nearby and worked and worked until he was out and near his mommy. Pretty darn cute.
We do take all the kids out a couple times a day and let them move around on the blanket, but they get pretty sleepy after a while and fall asleep after a while, usually all snuggled together.
Tomorrow the puppies will be three weeks old, which means that I will do my best to post the most adorable individual portraits. It is quite a job, but I am up for the task!
It is almost unbelievable how much the puppies have changed in the past week. They have lost that newborn, fetal look and have started to look like little doggies. In other words: irresistably adorable little faces with big eyes, floppy little ears, and wiggly tails.
With their eyes are open, they are ready to explore. Scooting is no longer the preferred method of transportation: we are talking real attempts at walking on all fours. Of course, the coordination and strenght are not as developed as their desire to move about. Sometimes they move backwards instead of forwards. Their heads are still pretty heavy but the muscles are getting stronger and we now see little heads popping up all the time, looking around to see what there is to see. The ears are getting a little bigger and hairier and the ear canals have opened up, so the puppies now react and respond to sounds around them.
Bella spends hardly any time in the box anymore. There simply is not enough room, but mostly she wants to be in command when it comes to feeding time. She goes in when she feels it is time to feed and when she is done, she simply gets up and walks out. This mommy needs a break once in a while and she knows it! That does not mean she ignores the little ones. On the contrary, she is never far away from them.
But this bond works both ways -- I noticed tonight that one of the puppies, Leo, climbed out of the box to be near his mom. He was just tall enough to look out and see her sleeping nearby and worked and worked until he was out and near his mommy. Pretty darn cute.
We do take all the kids out a couple times a day and let them move around on the blanket, but they get pretty sleepy after a while and fall asleep after a while, usually all snuggled together.
Tomorrow the puppies will be three weeks old, which means that I will do my best to post the most adorable individual portraits. It is quite a job, but I am up for the task!
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