My dad read the puppies Winnie the Pooh and Tiger Too; SoBe decided she wanted to listen too, she stayed there for the entire book.  The first thing my dad said when he got here was, “They have grown so much; look at how big they are!”  He made a straight bee line for the whelping box and scooped up Hot Toddy and then Island Girl; there is no doubt that the puppies are not just getting love from me but my family as well.  The babies are SPOILED!

Oh the babies are getting bigger!  My sweet little boys are such big lovies.  Hot Toddy, The Nog, and Rocket Fuel (he is a happy puppy; tail ALWAYS wagging) spent cuddle time with me while I watch Army Wives.  Palmer Cocktail, Yale Cocktail, and Black and Tan watched 2 episodes of Jericho.  They are great cuddle buddies; I can still fit a couple on them on my lap so for now I scoop up an armful to snuggle while chilling with some Netflix.

The babies had their first bath today and had their nails trimmed; I had the help from my friend Emily.  She is addicted like the rest of us in the house to the cuteness of the babies.  You can not walk by the whelping box with out scooping one up in your arms and giving them LOVE.  If you need a pick me up grab a puppy.  I wish I could send a puppy in a blink of the eye over seas to my husband; he needs some puppy love, he is feeling lonely for his furry four legged kiddos.  Posting video is the best way I know how to give Tim a piece of home that he is yearning for.  Here you go honey, meet the puppies!

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As you can see from the first video to the one posted today the puppies are growing like weeds.  The progress from yesterday to today is amazing; I am blessed and so is SoBe to have 9 healthy babies.  There are intermittent moments of protest when SoBe or Mini leave the whelping box….the babies do not like to give up their meal so easily; it is literally ripped from their mouths if something catches mom or grandmas ears (such as the clatter of a fork on a plate).  The music is majestically playing and I am ready to turn it down and start reading the puppies storybooks.  I am excited to ready all my childhood stories to the babies but the most important one of the stack is “The Pokey Little Puppy.”