"While looking through the pictures that have been taken of the cub, Heather and I noticed how much he is already starting to resemble Yang Yang. People always ask how we are able to tell the pandas apart. Well, the truth is to us they all have very different features. Mei Lan looked just like a miniature Lun Lun, whereas Xi Lan has his mother’s fluffy cheeks and his father’s big ears. The new baby cub has a wide bridge of his nose just like Yang Yang, and as he gets older, I’m sure other similarities will become more pronounced. They all make up the cutest fuzzy family I have ever seen!
The cub has his latest exam this morning; keep checking back to see how much our little man has grown!"
"The cub is becoming more active each day. When Lun Lun leaves him alone, he wiggles and stretches and exercises his muscles. He works one back leg as if to scratch himself or he manages to turn himself around on the floor. Most importantly, he can right himself when he ends up on his back. Just last week, if he accidentally rolled onto his back while Lun Lun was away, he was very unhappy – flailing his legs in the air and squawking loudly until Lun Lun rushed back and picked him up. He was like a stranded tortoise! But now he has developed enough muscle strength to roll himself over onto his stomach fairly quickly when he is supine. I am actually surprised he can roll over at all since his belly is so fat, but I have seen him do it several times in recent days. This is a big step for the little guy!"
