And they call it Puppy Love!

Today started out pretty normal: added a few posts to my blog and tried to catch up on chores like laundry, dishes, cleaning etc. (why is it when you are sick they seem to multiply faster?!). The afternoon got exciting though because we went to the vet with Sadie for an ultrasound!

The first of the ultrasound pictures (I can't tell anything but maybe you can):



Here we have one of the heads and spine with the rib cage:



Outlining the head, the spine and a few of the ribs from the above picture to help you get a better idea:



The last picture, it looks a lot like the above picture but if you check the time stamp, it really is a different picture :):



The animal clinic we go to has several vets who work there so you are not guaranteed to see the same vet every time unless you make arrangements to do so. Today we saw the new vet who was hired when our favorite vet went on maternity leave the first of November. Usually with an ultrasound they can give you a three day due date window and a rough idea of how many puppies; however, the new vet was having a difficult time getting the machine to work right so wasn't able to tell us anything other than Sadie is for sure pregnant. :) Oh my goodness! The puppies were so cute wiggling around on the monitor! The vet did say, "Wow, that's a lot of puppy." When asked if she meant big puppies or a large amount of puppies she said, "Ummm...both." :) Kent asked, "A lot like more than ten or a lot like more than two?" She said she couldn't tell really but for sure more than two. :/ I really think I saw at least five. The vet gave Sadie a check-up and said she looked good and gave us a few things to look for as signs of problems and we were finally on our way (we had been there quite awhile, Saturdays are not so good days to visit because there is only one vet there for appointments and emergencies). The vet was very kind and didn't charge us for the ultrasound or the check-up because she couldn't give us any of the information we had come for (due date, number). I was impressed with that but it is consistent with the way they run things at that clinic and why we like them so much. We will go back next Friday and get an x-ray. They will be able to give us a due date window by measuring the size of one of the puppy’s bones and tell us how many Sadie will have. :) I really think there are going to be eight puppies and Kent hopes it is eight (no bottle feeding required) but to be fair I let him have 1 - 8 and I am taking 9+ for number of puppies born. Who ever is right gets a foot massage from the other. :)

Tonight Scott, one of Kent's friends in the ward, invited Kent, his brothers and some other friends in the ward went to his work to play computer games and have fun. Apparently Scott's work has several game rooms set up for just such occasions. :) Usually I would join them, however, Mom H. (the person we would normally ask to baby-sit Kent III) was throwing a party and I felt it would have been a little difficult to play while making sure Kent III didn't get into everything. :) I just don’t have enough hands. :) I did take them pizza, pop and dessert though. Kent had a ton of fun (as did everyone it seemed) and it was a great way for him to relieve some of the stress he has. While I didn't enjoy being away from Kent it was nice to spend a quiet evening with Kent III taking my time catching up on chores and watching movies.