Maddie and Jazz Puppies - Day 39 Pre-parturition The above dark area shows a pup in the gestational sac We had some terrific news this past week: an ultrasound confirmed our sweet, beautiful girl Maddie is expecting! This is an exciting time for all of us as it seems like an eternity since we have had puppies in our household. Maddie is in great spirits, active as ever and is becoming increasingly more affectionate. She never seemed to experience morning sickness, which is certainly not the norm for most expectant moms. Diet is so important at this stage as the puppies will begin to grow rapidly over the next 24 days. In the coming weeks as her abdomen grows, Maddie will obviously begin to slow down. Embryo at day 39 At this point, the embryonic sacs are a little over 4 cm. Although several sacs were detected during the ultrasound, it is still difficult to determine exactly how many babies Maddie...