Last weekend my parents' former neighbor found a piglet on a deer lease. He discovered it alone and watched it for a few hours but never saw its mom or litter mates. After a while he went up to the piglet and it came right to him. It even still had its umbilical cord. He decided to bring it home. His wife called my mom since my parents live out in the country and raise animals. Kaleigh and I were staying with my parents this week for Spring Break so we rode with my mom Monday to pick up the piglet.
We named him Wilbur, since we pray he will be *Some Pig* and *Terrific* and become a pet and not food. ;) He is so tiny and absolutely precious! He's not afraid of people, will crawl right up in your lap, and loves to push his nose against your skin. He has to be bottlefed every few hours and this week we worked on teaching him to use the litter box and today we even tried him on a leash. He's such a sweet little thing and I'm so smitten with him! My mom brought Kaleigh and me home tonight and I miss him already!
Anyways, here are some photos of him I took this week. Isn't he precious? :)
Warning: Photo Heavy! ;)
Monday
My size 7 flip flop so you can see his size
Sleeping in the crook of my mom's arm
Sleeping on my leg (I'm sitting Indian style)
Tuesday
Feeding time!
Play time! He loves to push his nose against your skin. His favorite is pushing against your hand, almost like he's wrestling. And he pushes this mini tennis ball around with his nose, too. :)
Sleepy time! He sleeps in a box on a towel with a heating pad underneath. We throw in a tshirt or a stuffed bear for him to snuggle.
And these photos from Tuesday pretty much show what he does all day... eat, play, sleep, repeat - just like a newborn baby. :)
Wednesday
Just a couple sleeping pics today. <3
Thursday
It was a pretty day today so we took him outside to play. We tried working with him on a leash.
Following my mom around.
Wilbur and my mom.

And now you have met sweet little Wilbur. :)
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