IT'S OUR 2 WEEK BIRTHDAY!

We hit the milestone two weeks with a sigh of relief! Everyone is growing, sleeping, pooing....yeah, all that stuff that means we are good!!! Mom is eating like a champ to make plenty of milk for her little porkers. And some of them are porkers, let me tell ya! The boys are definitely topping the chart, not unusual at this stage. Still extremely difficult to predict who will be big and who will be small in the long run.

Our little Cranberry is the red line at the bottom and although she is smaller she is growing! We checked in with the vet and are confident we are doing all the right things. We need all of you to be on Team Cranberry for now!!!! From our Valentine litter we had little Arrow (now Luca) that struggled but now at 10 months, his Mom just sent me this photo and he is doing awesome! All our worrying, praying, special handling and loving thoughts get us all through when it's tough!

Luca at 10 months

The day I sent him on his way!

We do the ENS exercises daily, we get weighed daily and introduced to a new smell. Today we did garlic and we decided we do not have ENGLISH creams, we have ITALIAN creams!!! They all liked the garlic, go figure. Yesterday was Turmeric, which is actually good for them, and 1/2 turned up their noses at it. Hopefully they won't forever cause I add it to their food later.....

Eyes have started to open, pretty sure they still see blurry but we are getting there. Their motion is getting more fluid and the noises they make are getting more vocal.....later this week their ears should start to open so they will respond to the sound of my voice and the door opening. And then the race is on!

They still sleep more than anything. They twitch and flinch constantly which I used to think they were dreaming. Turns out they are growing! When I come look at them in the morning and swear they grew in their sleep, they truly have!

Momma Cypress is doing great, she is starting to leave them alone a bit more. They don't need her to coddle and keep them warm all the time, but she diligently is back in the box to feed every couple hours. Nice for her to be able to leave them in between feedings, get groomed, play and have her own feeding and love time!

Pretty sure today was the last time they get weighed on the baby tray and the tub for a staging area while I clean the pen. Going to have go bigger! Catch up Gramma, we are growing so fast!!! Thanksgiving is upon us and the plan is to eat up!!!!

Pumpkin getting his first dewormer and weight

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you From: Pumpkin, Yam, Cider, Gravy, Turkey, Biscuit, Cranberry, Bean and Pecan. Little Tater is still in our hearts. From all of us at Royal Goldens, we send Love to your fur babies and your families during this Holiday season.