Puppies

This February has been one of great joy and sorrow.  As some of you know, we have 3 adult dogs in our house: 2 females and one male.  To our [not very much] surprise, both females became pregnant within weeks of each other. 
On January 30, we were blessed with 2 beautiful baby girls from our oldest female, Padme.  Their names are Tenel Ka (we call her Tenel), who looks like a baby polar bear and has stolen our hearts, and STASS Allie (we call her Allie) who's our little brown bear and by far my favorite.
Just over a week later, our youngest (the puppy Santa blessed our daughter with 2 Christmas' ago) Mara Jade, gave birth to 2 puppies on February 9.  Their names were Han and Jaina Solo. 
Mara clipped Han's umbilical cord too close and an abcess occurred, causing distress and we had to have him put down.  Han Solo struggles to live for 24 hours and will be missed. Jaina was a fighter.  She clung to life, attempted to nurse, but never grew.  We noticed an umbilical hernia a few days ago and were keeping an eye on it.  Unfortunately the hernia ruptured today and she sustained internal bleeding, causing her to pass on this evening.  She lived for 9 days and will also be missed terribly.
Please pray for our Mara, as she is struggling with the loss of her babies.  We have all suffered a great loss, but her more than any.  We will (hopefully) be holding a small memorial on Monday and burying them side-by-side.

Rest in Peace Han and Jaina Solo. Our time together was short, but your impact was great.