... and with calving season comes LOTS of babies, some ornery mamas, bottles of iodine, milk replacer and late nights.
Our first calf was born the other night - healthy and full of spunk.
Our second calf... well... she made an entrance!
I remember Ian telling me he was going to go check cows at about 9:30.
I remember thinking that I should get up and help him.
I don't remember falling asleep.
Suddenly at 12:45 a.m. I sit straight up and realize that he never came to bed.
My first thought is that he is stuck in the mud that has engulfed our farm.
My second thought is that a mad mama has trampled him and he's yelling for help from a few miles away in the canyon.
I check all the beds, I rush downstairs, and I find my husband asleep on the couch.
I shake him gently and ask why he hasn't come to bed... he tells me to look in the mud room.
Baby #2 was born last night - healthy, but not as spunky, and very wet & cold. She made her way into our mud room with the help of Dr. Dolittle a.k.a Ian, and made herself right at home.
Mason wasn't quite sure what to think of the whole thing this morning, and couldn't figure out why the calf was in the house... but as he watched, he inched closer and closer - totally intrigued... but not quite ready to touch!
So... here's to healthy babies, and Mason's first calf in the house!
12 comments:
Gotta love when the cows are IN the house! haha Glad things are going well so far.
How Fun. A good friend of mine when I was much younger, raised cows. I loved helping her and her mom clean the calf and then feed it. They are actually cute when they are babies. Mel
Oh... that touches me... I grew up on a small farm... and I LOVED it when we had newborn animals in the house! I really love the pictures of Mason's face.... :-)
awesome!
So cool!
Mason you gotta touch that calf for me!! you'll like it even more then.
So sweet. I love the baby calf. I am not sure that I want one in the house, but for awhile could be fun! :-) Enjoy Calving time.
Those pictures are perfect. I love Mason's expression. The baby looks like NORM.
How exciting for all of you!
Katie
Here's to many, many cute little Norms! How fun for Mason to have this experience!
How fun I remember feeding a calf out at brachers when I was little and I loved it. have fun with all the babies Mason
Those pictures are absolutely adorable!! When I was little I loved it when we brought the lambs and animals into the house.
So sweet!
Mason's expression says it all... (for you, as well as for him!).... "Is that a calf in our house???"
Good job on caring for the little calfie, Ian.
Mason is getting good modeling of a caring Rancher.
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