Baby Henry

I want to document my experience with sweet little Henry so I can scrapbook it later. Enjoy the pics- but don't feel like you have to read it all!

Day 1: Friday, July 2nd, 2010
Today we found you in Beetle Juice's Pen. I couldn't believe it. We listened and listened for your Momma, but never found or heard her. Luke went into the attic to get Gingers Old Cage, so we would have something to put you in. I immediately soaked dog food for you to have something to eat. You did fine the first part of the morning- eating periodically. By Noon, you weren't happy and were not eating at all. I was panicked. I called Ann, Judy, Game and Fish, went to Walmart and Paradise Pets. A man at Paradise Pets suggested baby food. So I headed to Walmart to get some. I decided to try Turkey Baby Food. I came home, grabbed a syringe and you ate a whole 3ml! I was ecstatic! Thank you Lord. I was able to feed you every hour until 8 pm. when we covered your cage and you went to bed.

Day 2: Saturday, July 3rd, 2010
Today is was every hour on the hour you wanted something to eat. You were eating almost 1.5 syringes full of turkey baby food. We placed a stick in your cage to give you something to perch on. Your legs were wobbly when I placed you on it. You had trouble figuring out how to get down, but it didn't take you long. We put you to bed around 8.

Day 3, Sunday, July 4th,2010
What a day for me. We had to be at church at 8:30 am for practice. I came home at 9:15 and was back at church at 9:30. Had to come home again and feed you at 10:30 and went back to church for the second service. After church we headed home for another feeding. Luke went and found you a worm in the yard-which you were not interested in at all. You aren't eating as much- about a syringe full. We decided to start you on mushy dog food- to see if you can peck. I mixed dog food, water, and turkey baby food together. You weren't happy at first. After about 2 feedings, you still ate almost a whole syringe full of baby food and a few pecks of dog food off my fingers.

Day 4, Monday, July 5th,2010
This morning we let you sit outside in your cage. You were terrified at first. Finally you got brave and rested on your perch. Still feeding you every hour or hour and 15. You eat about 1/2 a syringe full of baby food now and the rest in several peck fulls of the dog food mixture. You still don't know what to do with water. You like to fly around your cage- it won't be long I'm sure!