5 Days Old

Their eyelids are beginning to flutter! Their next stage of development is opening their eyes, but that won't happen for a few more days yet. Their ears waggle sometimes though which has got to be about the cutest thing ever!! Their sense of smell is strong though. They are likely able to hiss, though they haven't met any unfamiliar smells yet!

They are nursing vigorously. They don't knead yet, but do splay their paws and will start kneading while nursing soon. The kneading doesn't usually start until the second week because that is when the milk production begins to slow. These guys are growing so fast, I'm not surprised they haven't started up with the kneading.

Most of them still have their umbilical cord stumps. My reading says these should have fallen off by now, but they don't look infected or sore so I'm just gonna hope for the best. Here's today's weigh in:
196g - Male [+13g]
178g - Male - Larger white dot on throat [+17g]
175g - Male - Small white dot on throat [+20g]
157g - Female [+12g]
183g - Male [+21g]