My, oh my, how our little Atlanta Zoo cubbie has grown! Just look at him! I want to cuddle him until I can cuddle no more. As of yesterday he weighed a whopping 1760.3 grams, or a little under 4lbs! Yay!
Prepare to “awwwwwwwwww”.
A bunch more after the cut!
Seriously, I might die from the cuteness of the Atlanta panda baby.
I got a bad case of Pandababyitis.
I’ve been super busy lately (including watching the new panda baby non-stop!) and have been dealing with some issues that arose with the site pertaining to advertising (as I’m sure you’ve probably noticed). I’m trying to resolve it, so I don’t want to get into the gory details at the moment, but I’ll be sure to update you as soon as we’ve come to a resolution.
Don’t forget to enter the Birthday Giveaway before midnight tonight! I’ll be choosing a winner on Monday!
And, because he makes me so happy and makes me forget my worries for a bit, here’s a cute shot of the little fluffy panda baby at the Atlanta Zoo!
Is he not just the cutest little guy EVER?! He still needs a good nickname. I have a few in my head, but I haven’t really decided my favorite. What do you call him?
I’m pretty bad with remembering birth dates, but this is one I’ll never forget. I was so jealous that a panda baby was born on my cousin’s birthday and not mine! Darn you Mei Lan, couldn’t you have popped out 2 days earlier?
If you happen to be in the Atlanta area today, stop by the Atlanta Zoo and help celebrate Mei Lan’s second birthday! You can find more information on the party here!
I know Mei Lan’s little panda baby brother has taken the limelight lately, but Mei Lan will always have a special place in our hearts! How can you resist that face?!
Some concerns about the panda baby born in Atlanta on Saturday night prompted Atlanta Zoo officials to remove the cub from its mama for almost 19 hours. It was placed in an incubator and fed formula during this time. Late this evening the baby was reintroduced to Lun Lun and all things are looking well (crosses fingers). I’m sure the recent death of the three day old panda baby in Japan has kept the fragility of newborn pandas in the back of everyone’s mind. Better safe than sorry, and I’m glad that the little guy is doing well so far!
Yes, little guy! Lun Lun’s cub is a boy! Since he won’t have an official name until he turns 100 days old, what should his nickname be? So many possibilties – what do you think? Keep up to date on his progress here.
Lun Lun nursing! Yay!
It’s official! The newest panda cub was born tonight at 10:10pm Atlanta time! How exciting! You can read about the birth here, watch mama and cub here, and read updates here. We all know what a great mama Lun Lun is, so I know it’ll be a pleasure to watch her nurture her little cubbie!
Great. Now I’ll be glued to the computer even more watching the little cub grow! While I’m a little disappointed that the baby wasn’t born on my birthday, how can you be sad when a panda baby is born?!
Also, thanks again to Frances for alerting me, you’re awesome!
It’s official! Lun Lun, the female giant panda at the Atlanta Zoo is pregnant! Below is the ultrasound and I’m so excited, you can even see the spine! I’m crossing my fingers that the baby will be born on my birthday next week, September 4th! The cub’s sister Mei Lan was so close, but she was born on the sixth.
Oh my, a panda baby on my birthday would be the BEST birthday present ever!
Keep up to date with the birth watch at the Atlanta Zoo’s website.
Thanks to Frances for being the first to alert me!
Well, it looks like our hopes of a little panda baby brother or sister for Tai Shan are gone. But, as the old saying goes: When one door closes another one opens. Though Mei Xiang’s pregnancy watch is over, Lun Lun’s has just begun!
The Atlanta Zoo is now on 24 hour pregnancy watch in hopes of a little sibling for Mei Lan. Everyone cross your fingers and follow the progress here.
