Follow Hope's Journey

First, I cannot wait to share the fact that Hope is back to her birth weight! The gain since yesterday is minuscule, but it's an important gain. She is  back to 3 7/8 ounces and I couldn't be happier! Oh wait! Yes I could. Hope's belly is much, much better and no more...

Now that we made it past day three, this morning we moved Suri and her puppy into our normal whelping box and we placed the box into my bedroom so that my husband and I can both keep an eye on and feed Hope. The move went well and Suri seems to enjoy the additional...

So much great news to share! This was the day that Doc said we needed to reach for Hope to have a fighting chance and we made it! Suri has completely kicked into mommy gear and it appears as though Hope had made nipple contact. Suri's milk has finally come in...

It looks like Suri's maternal instincts kicked into gear earlier than expected! This afternoon, while feeding Hope, she began to urinate on her own, with it dripping down my arm. Suri immediately jumped up and began to clean up my arm and then Hope's bottom! From...

Suri is still not quite herself but she is starting to figure things out - A bit. As she was coming to last night, she was a bit nippy with Hope when she crawled on-top of her but today, that is all they seem to be doing. Hope tries regularly to nurse but simply is...

Hope and Suri are currently cuddled up for the night, sleeping in a laundry basket on the bed between my husband and I. Keeping Hope warm and fed and Suri comfortable post-surgery is our plan for the evening and being so close to us throughout the night is the only...