Farmer J was all ready for the lambs to be born! He even put together this birthing bucket. He gave me instructions on how I could be a sheep doula! Luckily, Beatrix (being the stellar mama she is) gave birth to her baby girls all on her own! I'm sure Aoife and the goats were cheering her on!
Lily- hours old!
Lily again- on her birthday: 03/11/14. I LOVE this picture... it's my new wallpaper on my phone! Sorry Pickle and JJ, you are cute... but you've been dumped off my screensaver... just for a bit!
Mama Beatrix and Jane! Jane is taller and weighs more than Lily... but Jane is much more shy!
They haven't yet grown into their skin (or wool, for that matter). You can see how much smaller Lily is than Jane, in this picture!
Two days before the babies were born... my brother came over to help Farmer J trim the sheep and goat's hooves. It went really well! Thank you B for helping!
Here is Beatrix getting her pedicure before her upcoming labor and birthing process (2 days later)!
All mamas like to have pretty toes for delivery, right?! Check out how big she is!
Here is Aoife (pronounced "ee-fa")! She is pregnant as well. Farmer J thinks she will have her babies in 1-2 more weeks! She is a much bigger ewe than Beatrix... so it's hard to say if she is carrying twins as well!
Ciaran tolerated having his nails trimmed. He is a lover though and really appreciated
all the extra attention and ear scratches.
It's a dirty job... but Famer J is up for the task! He trims the animal's hooves and I trim the human boy
nails! Who has the easier job?
A well deserved snack afterwards!!!
And where were the boys during all of this... swinging on their new swing in the barn (and making forts out of the straw, hay and alfalfa bales! ) Thank you Mima and Papa for the swing! The boys LOVE it! And I love that they can get out all their boy energy outside... even in the winter!
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