Easter Sunday Fun...

Easter Sunday everyone got up and went to church with Gigee, then we dyed eggs, and hid about 200 in the back yard. Paige, Madison, Derek (Mad's BF), and the little girls had a big time finding them!! We found a couple a few days later that were hidden too well. My personal chef made ribs, we all ate, and were just hanging out-and I realized I hadn't seen Sofie in awhile. We were all searching the house, under beds, in closets, in the yard, at the neighbors- PANIC was starting to set in- we split up to start down the road to all the houses when Mamu went into the dark garage- turned on the light- and found her lying in front of the washer/dryer asleep. She has been my only child to fall asleep in odd places like that. The others have to be in bed. When Sofie's tired, she doesn't care where she is! So funny...
Puppies update: Mom is making plenty of milk now- gained almost all of her strength back- they are living in a playpen in the living room. The babies have doubled in size, eyes open and so cute! We just discovered my the rat-chi mix, Chloe, is also carrying Peewee's offspring! YIKES!!! She's just a baby herself- we got her this past summer at 6 wks of age. They should all sell easily- I hope!! We have enough mouths to feed :)

Easter

Itty-Bitty puppies!!!

I thought I was done with 2 a.m. feedings...

Well I came home Monday afternoon, and checked on the pups- SKIN & BONES!!! They were starving to death- Crystal must not be making enough milk- a. Chihuahua's usually have 3 pups at the most, b. she must still be in some sort of shock, c. she is on steroids and antibiotics. It was so sad- Mark ran to the store and found some puppy formula and we force-fed them with a medicine dropper. They had absolutely no muscle tone, or energy. We lost the runt yesterday morning. But, the good news- the others have gained some weight back, they are attacking the medicine dropper when we feed them now, and they are constantly nursing from Crystal, too. So I don't know if she's making milk or not, but we are taking turns getting up to feed our new babies, and hopefully they will pull through. They are as small as hamsters- skinny ones that is. Crystal is able to stand now- though very weak and wobbly. She has control of her bladder and bowels. Her front paws still curl under when she stands- probably from the lack of oxygen, or spinal cord injury, but she is eating a little better everyday. She is just being such a good little momma. My parrot, JiJi, is so jealous of the attention I'm showing the pups- she flies to my shoulder every time I get close to them. The girls all started softball practice last week, and that is keeping us so busy. Each one practicing 2 times weekly- alot of juggling right now. I'm getting tired. Sofie's birthday is Friday, and I completely FORGOT about it (don't tell her please ~wink~)- we have to throw her a party on Saturday- no time for invitations, so just come at 2 if you can!!!
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Amy

So much has happened...

Where do I start- first things first- our little chihuahua was carrying her first litter, and yesterday she was delivering them while I was at work. Mark called me almost histerical, saying that Sissi- our female Blue-Heeler, attacked Crystal as Mark & Paige were going into the pen to check on them!!! She has always been very territorial, and for some odd reason, Crystal went into Sissi's hose to have the pups- so Paige is tring to pry Crystal out of Sissi's mouth as she was shaking her like a toy. Four pups were already born, and Mark told me Crystal was dead and there was still a pup in her belly wiggling around and he didn't know WHAT TO DO!!! I'm sitting at my desk, with a patient, speechless, and just told him to do what he thought he should. I was devestated. My heart sank. We had been so excited, running out to see if she had had them yet, everyday when we would get home... So after I finished with my patient, I called him back and he was rushing to the vet- after we hung up he started CPR on Crystal and she came BACK!!! After about 10 MINUTES!!! Mark was so upset- I wasn't there to help- Paige was crying, and there was still a baby trying to get out... The vet put her on oxygen and gave her some steroid injections and oxytocin to start her contractions back- the vet called back later in the night, and she had to do a c-section and she got 2 more puppies out!!! They seemed fine. Crystal is still in shock, but she is trying her best to nurse them, and lick them- I brought her home this morning- she has major spinal cord damage and is almost completely paralyzed right now- we are hoping and praying the swelling will go down and she'll be okay- but rigt now she can't really move her front legs and her back ones are stiff , rigid, and just sticking straight out- it is one of the most pitiful things I have seen in a long time- I just feel so sorry for her- a first-time mom who can't even fully care for her pups. Pray for her please. On to happier subjects...
I got to go play with my new nephew, Cameren last night- what a beautiful, perfect, fat baby!!! His mommy is taking such good care of him, and he is totally attached to her!!! I am so in love with him. His big sister, Kodie loves him too!!! Aunt Terry is crazy about him, just like she is about Kodie- she kept wanting to take him jammies off so we could all see his rolie-polie legs!!
Madison is the 1st girl EVER to sign up for the pole-vault event in Bowie, Tx. She went to the District meet last week and placed 1st!!!! 7 feet!!!! Only one other girl in the whole district qualified against Mad!!! She so rox!!!! She placed 2nd overall in the Bowie rodeo last weekend, and Victoria placed in 2 of her events!!! Will have to post pics soon. Paige entered a Google art contest & is in the top 6 at her school right now. If she makes it to the national level, she will get to go to California for the final pick!!! She is a very talented artist. She also found out she scored the highest in her class in the national math test they had to take a few months past- and she doesn't even like math!! whew- I need a glass of wine today- don't ya think?! I love ya'll
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Marine who lost leg returns to combat - People: Tales of survival - MSNBC.com