Welcome Baby Dexter!

We had a baby! Our sweet Dexter, Sheeva, has been expecting her first calf. We were hoping she would deliver the little one before Aaron left for Washington DC, but sadly he wasn't here to see it. We have been watching her closely for the last few weeks. We had quite the storm early this morning that lasted for several hours, and here we received 2.5" of rain. I had a feeling when I woke up that maybe the storm would have caused Sheeva to go into labor. If I had been more awake at 6 am and willing to go out in the pouring rain I probably would have seen the miracle of her birth!

Eventually the rains cleared leaving massive puddles everywhere. As always, we were running late for church. As the girls were getting themselves in the van, I headed out to the barn to check on the cattle...and there was baby!! I started running, tears of joy running down my face and screaming for the girls to come quickly. They were laughing so hard, excited to see the little calf! It is still yet to be determined if this baby is a boy or girl, as I've wanted to maintain a safe distance from momma even though she is pretty docile.

 

 We had a busy afternoon, but once we got home I spent some time out at the barn gazing at the little cutie and the new momma. They had made themselves quite cozy in one of the barn stalls, although it was not the one that Aaron had shoveled out and cleaned before he left! I'm sad Aaron is not here, and I'm even more sad that my dad is not around for me to share this wonderful news with. But I do always feel his spirit...like he knows where I'm at and what I'm doing with my life. I never thought I would have become a farm girl...developing a love for the cows like he had. I treasure what he has passed down to me. And I'm blessed to have a family who wants to share in these adventures as well!