Puppies born - Nover 12th 2008 12am - 3am

I had been taking Bella's temperature and noticed the night before Nov 11th that her temp dropped to 98.5 - Yesterday I kept taking her temperature to see if there were any changes and it stayed the same all day. I knew I could expect labor to begin in about 24 hours from that point.

Around 10pm Bella began to be restless. Pacing her Kennel, wanting love and attention, digging like crazy, and moving her bedding around a lot. Every time she would lay down she would get right back up and move some more.

Around 3am Bella had two very beautiful little puppies. She had 1 boy and 1 girl. I had guessed she would have 3, I was one number away!



BOY




GIRL




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Video of Bella's belly at 64 days pregnant

Watch her belly as the puppies inside kick and turn around!

9 weeks

Bella has about 7 more days till her estimated due date! She could go a little earlier, or even a bit later. Her puppies are moving all around inside, I think that's the fun part! Feeling & seeing them move around!


If you take a look, you'll notice that one side of her belly is bigger than the other! This usually means that she will have an odd number of puppies....



Her belly is really fat and hanging lower than before. Her milk is beginning to fill in.

So, the next time I update here will be when she has her litter of Puppies! That went by so fast. I thought I would be in agony waiting it out, but it really just flew right by. I am looking forward to seeing what she throws off. Colors, Patterns and the # of babies.

Trick or Treat!

Happy Halloween!



Bella is a ballerina for Halloween, so cute huh?

Feeling the babies

Lately Bella really loves her belly touched and I do not mind what so ever :) I get to feel all her babies moving around! She rolls onto her back and I press my hands on her belly, feeling around for bulges, bumps and kicks! - Lately I can see the kicks through her skin as they move, it's so fun!

I am getting really antsy now. I can not wait to see what she has, Girls, Boys, Colors, Patterns, etc.

8 weeks - wow already!?

Bella is eating more now. She's eating Solid gold, Wellness ( grain free ) and cooked chicken. When you feel her belly now it's "fuller" and no space to really squish in. I can feel the shapes of her puppies now, and I actually did feel a few kicks starting last week and a few more this week.

My husband is guessing 4, I guessed 3. We'll see :)







Everyone in my house has been down with the FLU so I have really lost track of time/dates, lol. I had to edit this post because I added the wrong week as the title, yikes!

Bella relaxing 7 weeks

I was feeling her belly for kicks and this is how she was laying. I actually felt a few kicks, too! So cute...



Bella has been eating Sold Gold Puppy dry food ( and some wet ) & Wellness grain free wet food since she got pregnant. Both are really great quality foods so that she stays healthy during her pregnancy getting everything she and her puppies need during their development! She's been in doors almost all day unless she is on her potty break, we want this girl to stay as healthy as she can be and keep an eye on her for changes, if any..