It's been an exciting summer here! We started with a litter of super adorable puppies and then this little human surprised us by coming almost a month early. My other kids are definitely missing the puppy cuddles, but I'm enjoying all the new baby love and will probably be a little behind on my blog posts and emails for the next few weeks. So, I wanted to make a quick post to share my "excuse" for delayed responses that have been happening recently and will probably continue for just a little longer.

Also, I wanted to give an update on Stella's upcoming litter. Unfortunately, there is no news yet. We are still waiting for mother nature to do her thing! Hopefully we'll have a confirmed pregnancy this month and puppies who can go home in the fall. For those on the waiting list, I will send out an email as soon we have news to share! :)

All of Sadie's puppies made it home a few weeks ago, and we are settling back into our 'slightly' quieter version of normal.

Our Sadie girl is just not a fan of a summer! She will hang out in the snow ALL day long, but her outdoor summer hours are pretty limited to mornings and evenings, when the temperatures are most reasonable. 

Livie, Lola, and Stella don't seem to notice the increased temperatures and are in and out as normal. Lola is our biggest swimmer and is in the big pool every chance she gets. Livie likes to wade in the kiddie pool/chase down the sprinkler, and Stella is kind of all over the place! She usually opts to join whoever seems to be having the most fun in the moment! Ha! Ha! 

*Warning: you might want to turn the volume down for this video, my son has the lungs of Tarzan! Ha! Ha!*

In an unexpected turn of events, we still have two babies here to snuggle over the weekend! We feel terrible for the disappointed families, but sometimes life happens and we'll certainly make the best of getting to love on them just a little bit longer. 

We have had great reports from the families who have already brought their babies home and we have nothing but good things to say about these cuties still here! They are sleeping through the night without a fuss, starting to whine when they need to potty (big accomplishment!!) and love to watch cartoons first thing in the morning. They are growing fast and we can't wait for their families to meet them next week.

8 Weeks old and the goodbyes have already begun...
It's hard to believe that this time next week, every pup will be home with their families!
We are so excited for everyone to get to meet their newest family members. 

We had a wild week! With 10+ inches of rain, a fully submerged yard and a flooded porch the pups didn't get outside nearly enough as any of us would have liked. Today is the first time in a week we haven't seen any rain and the babies were SO excited to go outside.

As you can imagine, all the rain did not mesh well with potty training, however, crate training has been stellar! They have done fantastic staying in their crates all night long and have only had a few accidents. I haven't been brave enough to look at our weather forecast for the upcoming week, but I'm hopeful the sun is here to stay and we can get back on track with house training. 

Judging by tonight's photoshoot, it looks like vaccine's made most of the boys a little sleepy/grumpy, but the girls and Archie are doing just fine after their eventful day! Ha! Ha!

The vet went great today. They all took their shots like champs, tested negative for any worms or parasites, and were given the all clear to go home and meet their families next week. Yay! 

We started crate training and so far, so good! To ease them into it, everyone is currently sleeping with a buddy and no one even made a fuss about it. They really are such a sweet, smart, cuddly litter. We have also started house training and it's also going well. They are definitely learning that we go potty when we go outside... Still having accidents in the house, but every day is less and less! Pretty impressive for such a young crew!

Six weeks is a big week around here! We are starting to work on house training and in a few short days we will begin crate training. 

All of the pups are doing great! They love adventures outside, but are still getting used to a world without air conditioning. It doesn't take them long to find the shady spots in the yard. 

As you may of noticed, individual blogs have not been updated today. I created individual videos, but I am having difficulty getting them to load onto the website. I will keep working on it and hopefully they'll be up soon! If I can't get them to post, we'll take pictures tomorrow or Saturday! Thanks for your patience! 

We are turning a corner when it comes to weekly photoshoots! These puppies are all officially active, little explorers with minds of their own... sitting still AND looking at the camera for a picture is rarely on their agenda.

We started puppy food this week and all 8 pups approved! They are also big fans of toys, human attention, and going outside.

Little personalities are starting to shine and it's so fun seeing how different they all react to new experiences. 

Four weeks is such a fun time!
Little personalities are starting to emerge, they are becoming interested in toys and people, and learning how to play. However, they still spend majority of their day snuggled up and snoozing! 
Look at all those wagging tails!

Four Weeks Old! 

The puppies got their first taste of real sunshine and fresh air today... I have a feeling it would have been a much more magical experience if they weren't also introduced to our Oklahoma wind! Ha! Ha! They were not too sure about that fresh air blowing right in their faces. 

The litter is really starting to play and interact with each other! It's so fun to watch. Hoping to catch it on video so I can share it soon!

It's been a fun week as we watch the babies get stronger and more mobile each day... 
their slow scoot is slowly transforming into a full blown crawl. 

They are also starting to play and interact with each other... as you can see by the wet muzzles a few pups have- thanks to siblings trying to gnaw on them! Ha! Ha!

Each week gets a bit more exciting around here! We can't wait for them to be start wanting to play us!!