I'm still sleeping in the living room. I think both Tessa and Mai (in the adjacent kitchen) enjoy my presence, as unconscious as it is. :-) Both have settled down into motherhood very nicely. No more panting and digging a den. The hormones seem to have balanced out enough for lactation and nurturing only. Whelping is behind them. The puppies are growing like weeds. Tessa's puppies, being 3 days older than Mai's, look like chunkos. But, comparing weights of both litters at the same ages, they are pretty close. All are nursing really well, and sure know how to find Mama! And they are vocal about it, too!

I anticipate eyes opening this week with Tessa's puppies, and Mai's to follow right behind this weekend. Then the fun begins! They start to recognize other litter mates, and ears open up right around that time, too. That is very funny to recognize. When you call them or make noise, their ears twitch and they lift their bobbing heads to see what all the fuss is about. Some will even bark! LOL

After that, introducing them to food is right around the corner at 3-4 weeks. Then MY fun ends! LOL

I'll try to post more pictures this week and weekend. Now they'll start looking like little dogs instead of black blobs. :-)