my little one is here

my little one was born yesterday.5 days late. yes, all that waiting and she only had one baby. and then it almost died because she did not take care of it at all. didn't even clean it off! i tried to leave him with her but it just got worse with her trying to tear the nest apart and such, so now he is seperate from her and i am holding her down to feed him four times a day until he gets a little stronger. then it will go down to twice a day but right now he is so small, and he is having problems latching on properly. poor little thing, no brothers or sisters to cuddle with, no momma to give whatever bunny love that they may give. my other litter is much to big to put him in with, so he spends alot of time where he spent his first day when i found him cold and yucky and alone, down my shirt, nestled in my cleavage, where he is warm and safe. he sleeps in his nest at night and when i am gone or busy. right now he seems to have the hiccups, probably from all that air he sucks in when trying to eat. at least he's not dehydrating, he's still skinnier than i'd like but no signs of dehydration whatsoever so i think he'll be okay. he is a perfect little one, he looks a little overcooked and came out with more fur than i've ever seen on a little one but all in all he is very cute. he is orange with alot of smut. don't think he's harlequin, i'm thinking some kind of tort most likely. if it's a girl and nancy doesn't want it i will keep her and find miss bad momma a new home where she will not be bred. my other litter is starting to open thier eyes and they wont stay in the nest, all day i've watched poor rozie roll them back in whenever they climb out she is right there to push them with her nose until they are back where she wants them. if only all rabbits could be as awesome as her. did i mention that on top of being a horrible bad momma miss mella has turned kind of nasty on me? she keeps attacking me whenever i reach into her cage for anything and i have some nasty marks on my wrist from her now. oh well. tommorrow my friend and neighbor jessie is coming over so that i can give her a run through of rabbit duties in case i go into labor soon. it's mostly basic feeding and watering but i will have to show her how to hold mella down so that my miracle can eat and how to protect him if she kicks. thank god i have someone so close by who is willing to help me take care of these guys, otherwise i dont know what i would do.