The tummy

Sam having a little look-see at Chak's tummy that, all of a sudden, seems to have some little bulges...

Still cooking for Queen CHAK!

TREAT

All 6 dogs got delicious meaty bones today. Chak and I took a nice walk to the butcher to get the yummies! She could barely contain herself the whole way home!

Small preggie tummy

The shaved tummy is a little itchy, and its not very swollen at all, just a little firmer than usual...

Eggie for breakfast...

Chak is really enjoying her boiled egg for breakfast every day! She says she definitely prefers it to scrambled egg! The poor hen in the backyard had better keep up!

Today lunch was some tinned pilchards - YUMMY, and I got some more fresh hake for tomorrow :)

Christmas day outing

Chak and the Prince Tide had fun today at the school. With Chak's shaved tummy, she doesn't even look pregnant!

Merry Christmas!

Yummy Yummy Christmas FISHY!

Chak being spoiled with a nice hake fillet for Christmas lunch!

Chak's scan

Sam managed to snap a pic of one of the scans :)

Preparations under way

People are always asking questions, and I love it!! Keep asking :)

A couple of you wanted to know about what Chakotay is given normally.. well, here it is - the Omega 3 and Salmon Oil on her food (both below are virtually the same). And at the moment she is on the RC HT42d until her 42nd day.

In addition, her inbetween "treats" consist of whole boiled eggs, scrambled egg, and raw chicken necks:)

I have also stocked up on the Hills AD for the last stretch of her pregnancy when she is off her food, and for during labour when she won't take her pellets. She just cannot RESIST it :)

Confirmation!

hmmm...

Well now... yesterday and today Chak has been off her food a little.. She ate it slowly and looked a bit green :)

Lets see what the scan says on Monday!

Pre-scan

Today was the day!!! The vets had a little bit of a tough time seeing much on the first scan, perhaps Chakotay's ovulation time was quite a bit later than the first AI, so any babies are a bit younger than initially assumed.

They managed to catch a glimpse of 2 little blobs that could very well be some puppies developing. We will go for another scan in a week or so to be able to see a little clearer.

bored in the middle of the night...

hehehe Couldn't sleep so fiddled around on my tablet during the night and did yet ANOTHER simulation of this mating on the database.... just love the results every time I do it :):)

Substitute baby...

Chakotay has a substitute baby while we are waiting...

She is obsessed with the baby cockatiel! Poor bird gets stared at 100% of the time that Chak is near him...

Other than that, all is going well. Chakotay has shown no signs of morning sickness yet. She eats her HT42d in one go (except if the bird is out, then I have to feed her in another room as she cannot stare at the bird and eat at the same time...)

Let's see what the Debbie Jensen calendar says about this stage:

I'm going to do my best to have the scan on Friday if my boss lets us go a little early as it's the last day of work for the year :)

...still counting down!

Time is marching on, and I am happy that it seems to be going quickly. I'm aiming for next Friday/ Saturday (13/14 December) for Chakotay's scan. She would be almost 4 weeks then...

Hold thumbs!