Photos From Ages Ago

Sorry about the lack of pictures! Here are a couple I got off of my camera from 8/11 (the babies would have been about 3 1/2 weeks old). This was the first time that I saw any of them leave the blankety area of Sophie's bins, and the baby who was in there first spent about half an hour annointing with everything. The food bowl, the water bowl, the wheel, the paper towels, the walls ... pretty much everything but the food. :)

Day 23

They've gotten a lot less wobbly in the past few days. Sophie was pacing around her food area when I came downstairs last night, so I put her wheel in to see if she'd use it. 30 minutes later, she was still wheeling. She eventually got off to have some kibbles so I nabbed it. 2.45 is way too late for me. :)

Day 21

They're three weeks old today, and they're looking much more like hedgehogs. The fur on their faces and bellies is about as thick as adult fur, and their eyes are completely open. Their snouts are still smushed looking and they still lurch when they walk, but I'm really impressed by how far they've come.

The blanket was pulled back a little so I watched them for a while, and it looks like they spend most of their time either drinking milk or asleep with their mouth still open. Cutest thing ever!

I've started feeding Sophie and Garland a mixture of Solid Gold Katz 'n Flocken and Orijen's lite formula. Sophie ate a ton of the new kibbles really fast (carefully avoiding the old stuff) and anointed alllll over with it, but Garland has been picking out the old kibbles and won't touch the new stuff. I also offered him peas last night, but he was not interested.

Day 18 Picture!

Aww! The octopus looks on with love.

Day 18

So I have a couple cute pictures, but I can't find Dad's camera cable or dongle. :(

Their eyes are open! They're very beady. They still lurch a bit when they walk and their faces are still very squashed looking, but their quills are getting bigger and longer every day. They used to feel sort of silky when I stroked them, but they're prickly all the time now. They've also gotten much better at curling into a ball and less willing to come out again when I pick them up. :3