All About Snickers

Hello world!  My name is Snickers and I am the second pig to be added to the clan.  I am the loudest of all of my sisters.  I also recently found out some wonderful news...I am expecting!  My mother and father took me to the veterinarian the other day where my pregnancy was confirmed on an ultrasound.  I was pretty nervous, but my humans were very excited.  I already knew that I was pregnant, but I guess they needed to see it to believe it.

Anyway, here is a picture of me right after the humans brought me home. As you can see my coat is all white, except for the two brown patches around each of my eyes.  I also have red eyes, but it is kind of hard to tell by the pictures.  This picture was taken before my humans knew that I was expecting.

But as you can see, my belly has quickly gotten bigger.  The vet estimated that I have 2-3 pups in there.  I might know how many are in there, but it is much too fun listening to Mom and Dad speculate about it to ever confirm or deny that.  ;)

This picture really shows off my big pig belly.  I have been eating a LOT lately.  That was one of the first things that clued the humans in on my little secret.  I will BEG for lettuce!  When I hear my mommy's voice, or somebody opening the refrigerator door, I will squeal and wheek for joy!  As soon as I hear mother calling my name, I know she is coming with a delicious snack.  Since I have been pregnant my mom has been extra careful to make sure I am eating enough of the right things.  Since my sisters and I are so young, we have already been eating alfalfa pellets, but it's even more important for me now, since I need the extra protein.  The humans also bought me some special alfalfa hay as well, but I'm not sure I like it much better than the timothy.  My mommy makes me a "salad" every day and crushes a daily vitamin c tablet and mixes it in with my greens.  I could eat veggies all day if mom allowed it.  Boy, just reading that all made my tummy growl!

Well that's it.  All about me.  Snickers.  Although the humans usually call me Snicky.  Or Snicky Doo.  Or Snicker Doodles.  Or one of the zillion other "cutesy" names they come up with.  My mom and Dad say that I will probably be having my pups between October 20th-25th.  But even the vet couldn't be sure.  Mom and Dad have been checking my pelvic bones every day for widening, and have been feeling my belly to see if the babies are moving about.  Mommy has felt a couple of kicks, but Daddy doesn't think he could really feel much of anything.  I am very excited and very nervous.  I promise I will attempt to post at least once more about the progression of my pregnancy before the pups come.  And of course, like any brand new mother of a newborn you can expect plenty of baby pictures when they do arrive.  :)

-Snickers