We track the puppies’ weights in grams and are impressed with the gains that they’re making. It’s no surprise, given how often they nurse, but weighing confirms for us that they’re on-track. It’s hard to believe that they are only 4 and 1/2 days old.  They’re moving around quicker, although still dragging themselves and we’ve heard an occasional little spontaneous bark. Their coats are already showing signs of darkening and I pulled out the nail clipper today, as they’re also almost ready to have their teeny-tiny nails trimmed for the first time.

In the photo below, from top to bottom: #2 (male) top, #1 (male) in the middle and #3 (female) below.