The babies are kicking!

Well, I finally got to feel the puppies move a few days ago and boy, are they moving!! Lily is NOT happy with this new phase in her pregnancy and is more than happy to lie still and have me rub her belly!

The little wigglers are VERY strong...and I can feel heads and feet pushing through Lily's skin when they roll around. It's pretty awesome. This is my favorite time! :)

Just five days or so until puppies come...My plan for this weekend is to get my living room rearranged and all set up for the whelping area. I just have a few things to pick up in Edmonton tomorrow and I'll be all set!

I'm SO excited!

Well there's no hiding that belly...

...but Lily's still wanting to keep her babies to herself. She IS liking belly rubs these days, but..., "Please don't put your hand on my belly and expect me to make the babies roll over for you," she says.

I'll try and get some photos of Lily and her baby belly this week. Her activity level is still good and she happily trots around the field marking all the places the local coyotes have peed on! Lily's a happy dog.

Pictures of the pregnant momma...

Well, we have sixteen more days to wait until puppies come. Though Lily's not sharing the movment of the babies (my favorite part!!), her babies are starting to make their presence known. Lily's belly is getting bigger and her ribs are continuing to spring/expand.

I can't imagine how large her belly's going to be by the end of it...the puppies do most of their growing in the last seven days! :)

Enjoy the pictures...I took them this afternoon.

Lily watching the action across the yard...

Lily enjoying a green snack...see that belly?

There's a cat?! Where??

Getting ready to roll in the grass with Macey looking on

Wide Load!

Lily doesn't have much of an actually belly yet, but her rib cage just keeps getting rounder and rounder! That and her waist is disappearing pretty quickly...she's looking vaguely sausage-like.

I'll take a picture when she gets a bit fatter. LOL

Carrying a belly full of babies doesn't seem to be slowing her down any, though...she's still running the yard with the other girls at full tilt. :)

Some silly pictures of Lily

Here are some photos of Lily when she was young and crazy - you can see her with another girl I bred, Shu.

Lily with her favorite hamburger toy!

Lily playing in the swimming pool in the hot weather.

Lily and Shu playing in the back yard.

Lily's still growing...

Well, she's as wide as a house now, though her belly hasn't dropped. Bit too early for that anyway.

I keep trying to feel the babies move but Lily would really just like to keep them to herself for now. She just lifts her head and gives me the "eye" when I put my hand on her belly. She looks at me as if to say, "Back off woman! They're my babies right now!". Silly girl - she's right, though.

Lily's nipples have also softened and enlarged and they're quite pink...it's a good sign that all the mammary glands are getting ready to produce copious amounts of milk for the babies.

Well, I'm off to spend some time with the dogs outside. Enjoy the weekend!

Pregnant Belly!!

This is Lily four weeks after being bred...

I think there's puppies in there somewhere! What do you think?