Happy 1-monthversary to Dakota! Hard to believe it’s been a month already- still no sign of a routine yet other than eating every 3-4 hrs and sleeping in between feedings. Dakota had her ped appt this AM- she weighed in at 8lb 5oz and was 21 1/4″ long. We’re VERY happy with her weight gain!! She was 5lb 15oz at her 2wk appt and so she gained 2lb 6oz in 2 wks. The avg weight gain is 1oz/day and she gained a little under 2oz/day- sweet! So she was in the 30th percentile for weight and about the 20th percentile for height. She’ll be passing Skylar in height/weight before we know it 
My dad left today for his trip to Spain to visit Cindy, Sergio, and Bella and meet Alex. Hope he has safe travels and a good trip!
In a follow-up with HB- Chris took her for an ultrasound today and the dr saw a mass/tumor in her left kidney which is most likely cancer but they’d have to do a biopsy to determine if it’s malignant or not. However, the vet couldn’t figure out why she has these episodes where she just stands in 1 spot staring at anything/nothing and doesn’t move. So he suggested we could take her to a neurologist (who even knew there were neurologists for dogs?!?) to see if the cancer has spread to her brain and is causing this. He also said that if we did the biopsy they could determine if the cancer has spread past the kidney which will help determine what our next steps (if any) might be. This was pretty much my worst fear come true- I was HOPING it was just arthritis but my hopes didn’t come true. So now, unfortunately, it’s most likely going to come down to a money-issue for how much we do for HB. This sucks so much. I made an appt w/ the neurologist for next Tues for the initial exam and consult- so we’ll see what he says and go from there I guess. Keep your fingers crossed for good news for poor ‘ole HB!
Here’s Dakota’s 1-month photo in the recliner:
Hope everyone’s having a good week- happy hump day!
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