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The New Piglets Are Two-And-A-Half Weeks OldWe got a little snow last night and it has been snowing all day today. I wanted to get some more straw into the pigs and goats beds because we are supposed to get more snow through the night. I took the camera with me and got some pictures of the piglets. They are 19 days old now, and they have become quite energetic.We still have Sally and her piglets in the barn. They have plenty of room and straw and they can go out into the old lot. They are at the age now when they climb all over a person who sits down in their straw. They love to lick on muddy boots and they like to gnaw on metal things like zippers and buttons. Here is Christina enjoying some time with Sally's piglets: ![]()
![]() When we went to Nellie's piglets, they were all running all over the place. They are small enough that they can go through the fence and they like to scratch around outside of the lot under the trees in the leaves. I like this picture with a piglet peaking around a bucket because you can see the barn in the background (where Sally and her piglets are).
![]() Today was the first time I saw the chickens up near the pig lot. Matthew said they were there the morning the piglets were born and I guess they go up there regularly, but it was new for me. The piglets would run around the chickens, scaring the chickens. Then when the chickens would quickly scurry away they would scare the piglets. The piglets would quickly dive under the fence and run back to their straw and the chickens would flap and squak away down the hill. Then they would each come back together a few minutes later to play some more and do the whole thing all over again. I was laughing out loud a couple of times. ![]()
![]() Here are a few more shots of Nellie's piglets playing outside the lot.
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![]() And here is one last picture a bit closer up: ![]() It was fun watching the piglets play today. They are all doing very well and both mama's are doing great too. (Rufus seems sad to be in a lot all by himself and I think we will put them all together again soon. He may break through the fence because sometimes he acts really anxious to get in with Nellie! Other than that, the proud father is doing great, too.)
Baby Update and Prayer Request
9:53 AM, Saturday, February 16, 2008
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We had an appointment with our baby doctor again yesterday. We are now to the every week appointment phase. For the past few nights Lisa has been having contractions and pain, but the contractions have not been consistent. She felt that something was really going on the night before last, so we were anxious to see what the doctor would say. Lisa is at 34 weeks but they measured Timothy with an ultrasound to already be 7 pounds! He still seems to be doing fine. The bad news is that he has turned around to the breech position and Lisa is dialated 2 cm. They were thinking about sending her to the hospital or putting her on bed rest, but decided there was not yet that great of need. They want us to just monitor the situation and try to get Timothy to turn around. They said that rocking in a rocking chair can help. We have never had a baby be breech in any of the other pregnancies so this is a new (and unwelcomed) experience for us. I would appreciate the prayers of our Christian brothers and sisters. We are praying that Timothy will turn himself around while there is still a little bit of room for him, that there will be no need for a c-section, and that Lisa won't have any more major contractions when he does turn around. It would be safest if we could still wait a few more weeks before having Timothy join us. We're pretty sure that he won't go 6 more weeks. By the way, the due date that they are still giving is March 30th, but the ticker on the top of the blog is set for March 23rd. We are now thinking early March will be a good possibility.
Thanks for praying, and I will keep updating in the days to come.
Country BoyHere is an unusual post for me. I do not associate much with John Denver or Hank Williams Jr. or Johny Cash and I am not an advocate for much of their music. However, they each have a stanza in a song that I do identify with and I thought it would be fun to put them down here together. These excerpts speak to me.A raisin me a family and workin on a farm My days are all filled with an easy country charm Thank God Im a country boy I live back in the woods, you see A woman and the kids, and the dogs and me I got a shotgun rifle and a 4-wheel drive And a country boy can survive Country folks can survive Country boy, you got work to do Country boy, in the morning dew You gotta plant the seed, you gotta cut the weeds There's many a row you know you gotta hoe When it's quittin' time, and your work is through There's a lot of life in you Country boy, you lucky thing Country boy, I wish I was you, and you were me { Last Page } { Page 1 of 4 } { Next Page } |
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