1-1(4)-25 Well hell! I promise, I did start my 2025 blog on January 1st but when looking at it today and trying to make a minor wording change a fat-finger mishap deleted all of my posts so far and even though I DID NOT publish any changes, everything was lost. So here I start again and will have to try and remember my topics so far this year. Whew, good thing it's only the 14th day of the year! I know I started off mentioning about our annual sibling Christmas party/gift exchange which was held on 12/31/24. It was a nice time hosted again by Jim and Duffy at their always beautifully decorated house. A Cure 81 sprial sliced ham was the main course for dinner served with a yummy array of side dishes and sweets brought and shared by each of us siblings. Gifts were shared playing a gift giving game; I received a very cushy blanket (from Virgie) and Jim ended up with a selection of different candies (from brother Jim). We were home by 10:30 and after a short playtime with the puppies, I rang in the new year asleep in bed.
1-3-25 Amber & Dolly had a vet appointment today for shots and we took Penny along as well for a wellness check up because of some illness going through the litter causing lack of appetite and just not being the rambunctious puppies they've always been. Nothing was found wrong with Penny and the vet attributed it to likely being just a littlel virus going through each of them. I asked for an appetite stimulant to hopefully get them eating again and though it helped, I wasn't completely comfortable with their progress until a few days to a week later when I could confidently say they were all back to their normal selves. Also at this vet visit I finally had the chance to have them check out the lump that was on Dolly's back. I was so relieved when the vet instantly recognized it as being a harmless cyst (don't remember the actual name of it). She drained some of the pus like liquid out of it and said the only way to totally get rid of it was surgery. Knowing it is nothing to worry about we decided to wait and possibly do that whenever she has a dental done. Other than that, she and Amber are doing well. It's hard to believe that in just a few short weeks the puppies (now at 8 weeks old) will be at the age that they could go to new homes. However, I haven't offered the girls to anyone yet hoping for a show prospect and Bravo though he has a home, won't be leaving til mid April, so it may be a while before any of them leave. My pick of the litter PIPER is still just under 2 lbs and I am beginning to doubt she will get to a good breeding/show adult size, but not giving up just yet. She is actually my worrisome pup, likely because I worry when I don't see her seeming to eat enough and her weight gain has been slim to none. She will likely stay here a while show pup or not, because of her small size. I want to be sure she is completely healthy and growing.
1-8-25 Happy BIRTH-day to my first great-grandchild!! Today was the day that Emily had her baby boy. Her water started "leaking" the day/night before (on the 7th) and she texted me that evening around 10pm that she thought she would be going to the hospital, letting me know because we had made plans earlier to visit her dad the next day. In the morning, her mom Beth called me to let me know that they were at the hospital, Emily was dilated to 3cm, so there would still be a bit of a wait. Being at home waiting was hard, so I texted Beth mid day to get an update. Dilated to 7, progress was slow and baby was getting stressed some so they were trying different things to move things along. Around 5:30, Beth called to let us know that because labor seemed to have stalled (still at 7cm) and because baby was stressed they decided a c-section was the best option at this point. Karsen Tyrell Nieman-Bennamon was born at 6:29 pm healthy, & weighing 7 lb 1 oz! First pictures showed us he was a beautiful baby with a head full of dark hair. Jim and I went to the hospital to see him and Emily the next day and I was thrilled that we were also able to get Montclair to transport Matt there as well so that he could see/meet his grandson. It was obvious how happy Matt was as I watched him holding and talking to Karsen. I loved holding Karsen as well; it has been at least 10 years since there's been a baby in the family (Gage). It was a very happy day for sure.
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