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<\/p>\nIn contrast to the usual political & technological posts around here, I thought it would be fun to post some pictures.<\/p>\n
Some years ago – alas! – I had 2 guinea pigs, named Abby and Bianca (both girls). Not long after we got them, we found that Abby had been pregnant since we got her – and we found this out in the most interesting way. After dinner one night, we heard some noises from the cage, and came out to find a new piggie! Ah, the miracle of birth!<\/p>\n
I scanned these old photos the other day; they were taken right after we found the new piggie – whom we promptly named “Chewbaka.”<\/p>\n
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Our piggie is born! (Abby is the black, brown, & white pig – Bianca is the brown one.)<\/p>\n
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Chewie seems small, but it’s amazing to think he was inside of Abby (we had wondered why she was getting so fat!)<\/p>\n
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Chewie eventually grew into his namesake – his fur was just like that of the Star Wars Chewbaka – so the name was apt. He grew up with my mom’s kitten Dunkin – though he quickly became much larger than the cat! <\/p>\n
Although Abby, Bianca, and Chewbaka are long gone, I still remember them fondly. We’ve come quite a ways since those three, in terms of names (we went alphabetically): Esmerelda (guinea pig), Fantasia (guinea pig), George (guinea pig – and still living with my mom), Hoggle (hamster), and Isabelle (hamster). And now, of course, we have Gussy (although her name doesn’t “fit in” with our alphabetical naming scheme).<\/p>\n
Ah, memories! More pictures to come later of our furry friends!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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