Hey...its our 1st week birthday...:)

Well Skyla's five pack have made it through their first week.  They are growing by leaps and bounds with their weights ranging from 29 to 25 ounces.   Skyla doing a good job feeding those big puppies and taking good care of them.  She is getting plenty of food herself so she gets back into shape before you know it.  It has been quite the adventure so far and I am sure the weeks and months ahead will be even more so.  

Also, Skyla and I would like to say thanks to our helpers for the puppies big arrival last week:  Sarah Keth, Nancy Wilson and Neila Gelvin.   Sarah was always there to say 'its going to be okay.'  Nancy and Neila stayed that night Sky was in labor and helped with puppies the next morning.  I am very lucky to have such great friends to help me and Skyla through this first breeding/puppy adventure.

So here are some 1 week old pictures of the bunch.  I need Sarah to come back over to get some really good pictures..:)

Skyla, the proud mama, looking pretty good a week after a c-section and being a first time mom

Okay..puppy pile but it didn't start out that way.  Thought I could get the picture before they started laying on the red boy.

So from left to right:  dark brindle girl, lighter brindle girl, red boy on the bottom of the pile up, lighter brindle boy laying on red's head and the big bruiser on the right.

Skyla making sure all the puppies were okay with their photo moment.

The two girls laying on each other on the left, red boy getting some breathing room, and the two brindle boys laying on each other on the right.