09-04-13

Today, we were up at 3:30AM again.  We were trying to be quiet, so we wouldn't wake Steve.  It seems he heard us anyway.

The were playing this morning!  They have really come alive in the last week!

Hint:  Take anything which can make noise out of their pen at night!

I put them in the utility room while I cleaned up their messes today.  They are enjoying the freedom of moving around.  I have placed a potty pad in there (which they haven't torn up yet).  This is a test to see if they will know what to do with it when they need it.  We don't know the answer yet, but we did see someone do something extra special yesterday.  There was one small piece of paper on the carpet side of the pen.  Do you know they were able to put the poop of that small piece of paper!  Wow!

8:30AM  While in the utility room for the second time today, they didn't go for my toes as much!  Maggie picked up the plastic hanger and started playing with it!  Belles loved playing with it as a kid!

We also listened to sounds again.  Everyone came up to the nail grinder and touched it with their noses!  Yeah!!  The blow dryer was on cool, but they are still a little intimidated by it - not scared!  The electric clipper (which is used on their feet or rear end) was fine.  Hello Dolly was the bravest when it came to the clipper.  She wanted to investigate first and Sweetpea didn't have a problem with it.  The alphas (Zoey and Maggie) had more problems!  Who would have thought they won't be as brave as the other two girls!

Little Joe came when he was called today!  He had laid down on the floor, and I was talking to him.  Then, said his name, and he came right to me!  What a good boy!  I do think he wants to be rescued from all the sisters!  It is more fun in a litter when there is one more boy for playing purposes.  This was our first little with only one boy.  Poor little guy.  He doesn't us picking him up and loving him!  Maybe he is begging for us to pick him up and get him away from the girls for awhile!

We are almost out of paper, so I need to get to the moving store today to pick up packing paper!