Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Tiny Hoofprints! 7 Months of Growth

I am writing this entry on December 8th, after spending a lovely morning and early afternoon with Hailee and Violet. H was a darling for the farrier and made friends with Tony, and hung out with me and Norbert.

Here's what I know about her baby. Her baby is between month 7 and 8. She quadrupled in weight between months 6 and 7 and went from the size of a rabbit to a small beagle. She was gaining about 1 lb. every 10 days! Now the baby has whiskers around her muzzle and chin, and mane and tail hairs became apparent. And she now has eyelashes on her eyelids. I hope she has eyelashes like her lovely, girly mom, Hailee! The baby has only 17% of her weight, and will gain 80% of her total size over the next four months of gestation. We've got to keep her stocked on just the right amounts of calcium, protein, and roughage. Beautiful, darling, beloved growing baby!