Well, it's the beginning of Week 3!  Mr. Blue and Miss Yellow are now two weeks old, Miss Green is 16 days old and Miss Red is 12 days old.  It's a little tricky keeping track of where each of those pups are in the time frame when it comes to opening eyes and starting to hear.  I do know the three bigger pups DO have their eyes open, can see the world around them to some extent and have sometimes mistaken their stuffed toys for siblings or Mom!  I believe Miss Green is just starting to hear a bit as she startled when I clapped my hands very loudly today.  They are all very good at getting up on their legs and getting around the box, especially when Mom comes in to clean up.  Miss Red may not be up on her legs all the way yet,  but she sure can keep up with the big kids!  The laundry basket is getting a bit small for them now and Mr. Blue and Miss Yellow are always trying to get out of it and have almost made it a couple of times. 

Miss Green and Miss Yellow are almost latching on to Mom's milk bar when she's standing up but can't quite reach.  It's very close.  But they are trying hard!  Mr. Blue thinks it's better to use his friends as a stepstool to try to get at the mild bar and is almost there, too.  They are getting much more fun to watch now, not just being "potatoes" as Auntie Gayle calls them.  It's also nice because Tango is still doing all the clean up, so makes my job much easier!  

Tango has taken to staying out of the box at times now and likes to lay in the rocking chair to watch over things but not be too close.  She is also enjoying getting out to do a bit of training, mostly utility stuff, and taking a short walk away from the babies.  The time seems to go slowly day by day, but it's hard for me to believe that they are already two weeks old! 

Mid week - Update!  Saturday, December 13, 2008.  Miss Yellow made it out of the whelping  box today while Tango was standing outside the box.  That meant they got to hang out in the bathroom hallway while the box was being cleaned.  So their first trip away from home!  Yesterday, the teakettle whistled and the pups sang right along with it.  We are going to try to get a video of it to put up soon.  They are also really getting into playing with each other and the toys and are so much fun to watch.  Have fun!

Randy will post some more pics this weekend when he has a chance.