They're here!

So we were laying in bed this morning around 8 and Missy started heaving like she was going to throw up. I took her into the bathroom and she threw up on the floor. I figured since I was up that we'd take her temperature really quick and see if it had dropped at all. It had stayed steady everyday so I was pretty surprised when I lifted up her tail and saw that the first puppy was making its way out! I called Michael, who was still in bed, and he ran out. I told him what was happening and he got a look of fear on his face and said "what do I do?!" We took her down to the box we had set up for her and she pretty much just laid there for about a half hour not pushing or anything. The first puppy is actually preceeded by a big bubble (to stretch stuff out) so the bubble was just hanging out, pretty gross. She finally started pushing and puppy #1 came out. It was amazing how she knew exactly what to do. She licked him and chewed off the umbilical cord. Puppy #1 (Spike) ended up being the biggest of the bunch so the next two came out pretty quick. Puppy #2 (Raider) and Spike look just like Petree. Puppy #3 is spotted/striped brown and white and looks nothing like either Petree or Missy. We named him Scooter. By this time it was about 10am and I was hungry so Michael went to get breakfast. We also figured that was in since we could only see 2, maybe 3 on the x-ray. But no- puppy #4 (Harley) is the only girl of the bunch and she came out about 10 minutes after Scooter. Michael sure got a surprise when he got back! We took them to the vet for a quick check up and everyone is doing good. They said the puppies look really healthy and Missy is a good mom. Petree is not sure what to think about them, he whines when they start crying and won't get very close to them. We are so glad they came today!