Baby Watch Starts Today

Goat gestation is 150 days. Today is 150 days since the girls were first taken to my friends farm for an extended stay with their buck.

So now we watch and wait. Since two of the girls are first fresheners (that means they have never had babies before) I have no idea if they will show signs of getting ready before it's time. Some goats do and other done. Leah, our full Nubian doe, is showing signs but doesn't seem quite there yet. Her udder is noticeably larger today, but not really tight like I would expect. Her ligaments are loosening, but not gone. The other two have no signs at all.

While I expect Leah to first, there is no guarantee. Some goats just don't udder up or loose their ligaments until they start labor.

Regardless of who goes first, I can't wait for the babies! There is nothing as cute as a baby goat.

Four Years Old?!

Today is Braden's fourth birthday. I tried to post a picture of him as a baby and a picture of him from last week. For some reason I'm having trouble getting the pictures to load on blogger. Not sure why. *pout*

I almost can't believe he's gotten so big. He's a normal, healthy little boy. You would never know he had such a rough start in life. If you are somewhat new to my blog, you can read about Braden's rough start HERE.

I'm just glad that four is still little enough to give his momma lots of snuggles. I think it's time for me to have one of those snuggles now. Happy birthday, Braden. I love you.

Gratitude

A whole week without posting. Yikes. Maybe this week will be less busy.

Today is a bit of a hard day for me. It would have been my dad's 57th birthday. I miss him just as much today as I did when he died. So in his honor this post will focus on the things I'm grateful for about the time I had my dad.

Today I'm grateful for:

• All the memories of fishing with my dad, even the ice fishing.
• The lemon pledge that made my rusty old Mustang shine.
• The strong work ethic my dad refused to let me grow up without.
  

Happy birthday Papa. I miss you.