Thursday, July 30, 2009

Puppies...Puppies...oh, crap...we have PUPPIES!!!

Well, Bella, my sweet, kind-hearted, yet slutty, Corgi has had her puppies! After weeks of waiting and wondering, they are finally here. Not without some difficulty, though...she's been a little "late" in having this litter, and I was getting worried. I called the vet Monday and made an appointment to bring her in Wed. Well, on Wed morning, she still was not acting as if labor and delivery was on the menu for her so I rescheduled for today, Thursday. She woke up this morning whining and clawing at the carpet. When she started panting uncontrollably I figured she was in labor. I called the vet and asked if I should bring her in anyway and she said it wouldn't hurt to check her out. We get to the vet and she says that yes, indeed, she is in labor and suggested I leave her for observation. Since we live an hour away I thought that would be best so if there was a problem, she was there. Well, problems did in fact arise! She started pushing and pushed and pushed without stopping for almost 2 hours. After no puppies made their grand entry the vet did an exam and decided she should have a c-section. We now have 4 very healthy, chubby, and EXPENSIVE puppies. Since Bella is a Corgi and the father is a blue heeler, I've decided to name the breed "Blue Corgers."

Trying to kill 2 birds with one stone, I called and asked if the vet had spayed Bella while she was at it...YIPPIE, she had to spay her. Apparently all the pushing had ruptured poor Bella's uteran horn and a full hysterectomy was the only way to save her from hemoraging. I'm glad the vet decided to do the c-section, cus Bella would have bled to death if she hadn't and now...no more unexpected puppies.

However, for the time being, we now have 2 boy puppies and 2 girl puppies to watch and care for...not to mention listen to all night as they cry!

Here's our new "grandchildren" and Reiny's "nieces and nephews!!!"


Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Last Ones...I Promise!

 

 

 

 


Ok...last ones...these are just too cute not to share!
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More Cute Pictures

 

 

 

 


Every time I look through these pictures, I find more and more that I fall in love with! The first one is of all the grandkids trying to look into the barn to see my lambs. So cute! Charlie is the horse we're pictured with, and he actually smiled in a couple of our pictures! He belongs to Chase, but if I get my way...I'M BUYING HIM!!! So fun!
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Family Photos July 4th, 2009

 

 

 

 


I love family photos! This was the first time since Reiny has been born that we've taken the time to get family photos done. I think Reiny looks so cute in these pictures and it makes it so much more special that they were taken right here at my house. We will always remember this 4th of July!
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Sunday, July 19, 2009

The Ploeger Family Reunion

 


Here's the best picture I could find of my family from the 4th of July Reunion at my place. The little ones didn't want to cooperate for very long (and some of the bigger ones too!).
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Saturday, July 18, 2009

Potty Time


If only this picture were true...Reiny loves to sit on her potty after she's watched Mommy go, but she has yet to do anything. She mostly uses it as a hat or a place to store toys.

Family Resemblance...

So many people have told me that Reiny looks just like me now. When she was first born, we were all certain Jordan was the daddy, but now I tend to agree that she is starting to look more like her mommy. Of course, there are those moments when she looks at me and makes a face that has "Jordan" written all over it...I present item A for the jury...

I rest my case.