Happy Birthday - November 17, 2003 On Monday November 17th, between 2:30 and 8:30 a.m., Six Super Spectacular CCI Stars-to-be were born to Korina and Sire Baumann (And maybe Hanford too.  We won't know till the DNA Paternity tests come back which puppies are from which poppa.)  First three boys, and then three girls arrived -- the first and last puppies were yellow (meaning they are Baumann's, since Hanford doesn't have yellow puppies).  The four pups  in the middle are black. Red Yellow, Male (1 lb 3 oz) (Symbol: Red Lightning bolt Nickname: Flash - he came out quick) Blue  Black, Male (1 lb 1 oz)(Symbol: Blue Alligator Nickname: Stevo - he's a wild wanderer) Purple  Black, Male (1 lb 3.3 oz) (Symbol: Purple Bird Nickname: Songbird - he's a cry-baby) Neon Green Black, Female (0 lb 13 oz) (Symbol: Green Shamrock Nickname: Greenie Girl) Neon Pink Black, Female (1 lb 3 oz) (Symbol: Spiral Nickname: Constance - she took a lot of effort to get here) Brown  Yellow, Female (1 lb 2 oz) (Symbol: Brown Hershey's Kiss Nickname: Coco or KissKiss last to arrive) Momma and babies are doing fine.  Korina is happy to have the hard part over, and is very focused on keeping her puppies clean and shiny!  The puppies are focused on a regular pattern of "eat, sleep, pee, poop, and grow."

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Waiting and waiting with the Whelpwise monitor.	Birth announcement to the neighborhood.
More waiting while Korina works hard (labor).	The first "Red" puppy arrives, Kalani watches.
The first four puppies in the "warmer."	Whelper-helpers tying the colored yarn at birth.
Later we paint them, and wait for it to dry.	There's no place like home (momma's belly).
So glad everything (one) came out all right!	Pink, Green, Brown, Purple, Red & Blue.