Temperature reading says, IT'S SOON!

Sound a sleep, I felt Grace circling the bed, nosing me.  She gets really close to my face -- heavy breathing like she's in labor --- (we've had a litter with her before), she's telling me it's getting close.  I leap out of bed.

I look at the clock, it's almost 3am.  I show her the whelping box, she slightly pushes, no puppy.  She softens her eyes, stretches her neck and closes her eyes again.  Not ready she's telling me.  I check her woo, feel the puppies, everything is fine, no discharge, puppies rolling around, slower than usual.

Take her temperature, and wha-la!  97 degrees, not yet but will be 12-24 hours from 9/2/2010 3am.

last pregnant pictures of Momma Grace, enjoy!

babies bump from behind

 like a pregnant women bump, that's not a shadow

Must be that Joaquin is 15 wks old and a baby himself, but Grace puts up no compaint to have him cuddled up to her belly.   This picture he is a little further away than usual.