[Gpdd] MISC: our little baby, Star

[Michael Tanaka]

Hello everyone and everypig.  If you've seen my earlier posts then you know 
that we 'rescued' a pregnant piggie from the pet store on monday.  On 
thursday, shortly after 8 a.m. (Hawaii time) the piggie began to have the 
babies.  The first one was fine.  The second one.....  I didn't see either 
being born but the second one was just lying there.  I was going to take it 
out but the mother came and stood over it so I told her, Okay, I won't touch 
your babies.  She kept cleaning it and nudging it.  My heart was already 
broken, but seeing that again and again only broke my heart more.

Sorry, but the mother and living baby have no names as of yet, but we've 
named the not alive one, Star.   I don't know the sex of the baby.  But Star 
is a beautiful brown with a lovely white stripe down her face and the cutest 
'socks' on her front paws.  Tonight, I looked heavenward and saw one bright 
star twinkling at me.  I knew it was our baby.  We went to the store and got 
some flowers and supplies.  We wrapped baby in soft cotton, put her in a 
little box, and buried her/him in a big pot and topped it off with some 
flowering begonias.  She/He now sits on our lanai.

Believe me when I say I've been crying and crying and crying.  Star didn't 
deserve this.  So, if you can, please look heavenward tonight, for you just 
may see Star twinkling and shining down on us as she/he tries to reassure me 
that she/he is okay.

Star, I wish we could have lived our lives together.  I'm sure you would 
have brought such joy and happiness and adorableness into our lives.  As 
hopefully we would have done for you.  Please be safe.  Please be okay. 
Mommy and Daddy love you.

Corrine and Michael