WELL WE HAD QUITE THE SURPRISE YESTERDAY(1/19/12) WHEN DOING A AFTERNOON CHECK ON THE BABIES THAT HAD BEEN DISBUDDED EARLIER IN THE DAY. I GLANCED OVER AT THE MATERNITY WARD AND SEE JESSIE WITH A LITTLE BABY, AS I GET IN THE PEN I SEE ANOTHER BABY AND SHE STILL HAD MORE IN HER. I WAS SO SURPRISED BECAUSE I HAD HER DUE ON 2/17/12 NOT 1/17. OBIVIOUSLY MY MISTAKE AS ALL FOUR BABIES ARE FULL TERM AND DOING GREAT. SHE HAD TWO BUCKS, THEN TWO DOES ALL A FORM OF BLACK AND WHITE AND NICE LOOKING LONG BABIES. JESSIE DELIVERS SO EASILY THAT WE HAD BEEN OUT ALOT YESTERDAY AND DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE SHE WAS IN LABOR. SHE DOESN'T NEED ASSISTANCE AND BARELY MAKES A GRUNT WHEN PUSHING THEM OUT. SHE RAISED 5 BABIES LAST YEAR ON HER OWN AND WITH THE AMOUNT OF MILK SHE PRODUCES I AM SURE SHE WILL NOT HAVE APROBLEM WITH THE QUADS THIS YEAR.

ON THURS. JAN. 12 SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 8 AND 10 PM ESMERELDA HAD 2 DOES AND 1 BUCKLING TOATALLY UNASSISTED BY US AS WE WERE IN THE HOUSE. AFTER A FULL DAY OFF WAITING AND WATCHING AND WAITING SOME MORE WE FINALLY WENT IN FOR SOME DINNER AND SHOWERS, DIANE AND BRANDON LEFT FOR HOME AND I WAS PREPARING FOR A LONG NIGHT OF BARN CHECKING. MY LAST CHECK AT 8 PM SHOWED NO SIGN OF A SOON TO BE DELIVRY AS SHE WAS UP EATING AS NORMAL NOT ACTING AS THOUGH SHE WERE IN A LATER STAGE OF LABOR. WE KNW IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AS WE HAD NOTICED NO LIGAMENTS FOR 24 HOURS NOW AND NESTING ALL DAY EVERYWHERE. SHE DID JUST GREAT ON HER OWN BUT WE LOVE WATCHING AND ARE SAD WE MISSED OUT.
ON SATURDAY 1/14/12 RIGHT BEFORE BED I NOTICED A FAMILAR CRY FROM JODEE, SHE DOESN'T WANT TO BE ALONE AT ALL FROM A HUMAN ANOTER GOAT JUST DOESN'T CUT IT WITH HER WHEN SHE IS IN LABOR. I AM SURE THE FACT THAT FOR THE LONGEST TIME AS A BABY SHE LIVED IN DIANE'S HOUSE LIKE A DOG, WATCHING TV WITH THE FAMILY AND ALL. AFTER AN ENTIRE NIGHT OF VERY FREQUENT CHECKS TO QUIET HER DOWN I CALLED DIANE IN THE MORNING TO LET HER KNOW AND SHE HEADED OVER. WE OF COURSE HAD DINNER PLANS TO GO TO RAWHIDE FOR MY HUSBANDS BIRTHDAY AT 5 PM AND I AM SURE THAT IS WHY THINGS WENT THE WAY THEY DID WITH HER. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME SHE DECIDED TO HAVE HER BABIES ON HIS AND MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR'S BIRTHDAY. SHE DID SO TWO YEARS AGO. AS THE DAY WENT ON SHE SEEMED UNABLE TO FIND A PLACE TO HAVE HER BABIES AND WAS EXTRA RESTLESS, WE PICKED A BARN FOR HER AND AS THE AFTERNOON WENT ON THINGS JUST SEEMED WRONG AND AS WE WOULD SOON FIND OUT ONCE SHE BEGAN PUSHING AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET INTO THE BIRTH CANAL. NOW, I AM A VET TECH AND TRY TO NOT PANIC BUT SEEING ONE OF YOUR OWN ANIMALS IS DISTRESS IS NEVER EASY. UPON 30 MINUTES OF HER TRYING AND CHECKING AND SHE WAS NOT VERY DIALATED I FINALLY SENT SOMEONE TO GET THE VET WHO WAS IN THE HOUSE WAITING FOR US TO LEAVE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY DINNER AT RAWHIDE, YES OUR VET IS MY HUSBAND. HE LEAVES THE BIRTHING TO ME AND DIANE UNTIL I SEND FOR HIM AND AS I THOUGHT SHE WAS IN TROUBLE, AFTER A COUPLE OF CONTRACTIONS WE WERE GETTING READY TO LOAD HER UP AND TAKE HER INTO OUR CLINIC TO DO A C-SECTION WHEN I CHECKED ONE MORE TIME AND COULD FEEL A BAG, WITH THAT MY HUSBAND BROKE IT AND THAT HELPED HER OPEN UP MORE ADN AFTER A BIT OF A SNUG STRUGGLE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE FIRST LITTLE GIRL OUT, THEN WE WAITED FOR MORE AS HER BELLY WAS FULL AND THE SECOND BABY WAS NOT ABLE TO GET OUT IT WAS THE MOST DIFFULCULT AND LENGTHY EXPERIENCE TRYING TO GET THIS VERY TWISTED BABY OUT OF A TIGHT SQUEEZE, WE WERE INSTRUCTING OUR 11 YEAR OLD(STEVEN) ON WHAT HE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO DO(GO IN) HE HAD THE SMALLEST HANDS, AS HE WAS STARTING TO BACK OUT TOWARDS THE DOOR I AS ABLE TO GET A FOOT, WE SLIPPED THE OB SNARE ON IT THEN FOUND THE OTHER FOOT AND HOOKED IT UP AND THEN TRYING TO FIND THE HEAD THAT WAS VERY FAR BACK AND TWISTED, I THOUGHT THIS BABY IS COMING OUT DEAD OR ALIVE, WE HAVE TO SAVE JODEE FROM THIS UNBEARABLE PAIN. FINALLY THIS SECOND BLUE EYED LONG, LONG NECK WITH LONG LEGS AND BODY DOE MADE IT OUT, SHE WAS SLOW TO RESPOND AND COULDN'T USE HER ONE FRONT LEG FULLY FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS BUT IS PERFECT NOW AND A BEAUTY! AN HOUR LATER SHE HAD HER LAST LITTLE DOE AND ALL THREE AND MOMMA ARE GREAT! THANK GOODNESS FOR BANAMINE!! OH YEA WE DID GET TO RAWHIDE JUST A FEW HOURS LATE

THEIR HERE OUR FIRST 2012 BABIES! BUTTERSCOTCH HAD AN EASY DELIVERY WITH ALL THREE OF HER CUTE BUCKLINGS. ALL THREE WOULD MAKE GREAT SHOW OR PET WETHERS AND WITH THEIR GENETICS AND CONFORMATION I WOULD THINK THEY COULD BE PUT IN THE SHOW RING AS INTACT BUCKS AS WELL AND BE GREAT HERD SIRES, ESPECIALLY THE THIRD BORN, HE IS NICE! IT WAS A PERFECT WINTER DAY WITH TEMPS IN THE 70'S AND FOR THE FIRST TIME SHE DELIVERED DURING THE DAYLIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON(THANK YOU BUTTERESCOTCH!). I ALSO HAD PLENTY OF HELP WITH THIS DELIVERY AS MICHAEL AND STEVEN ARE HOME ON WINTER BREAK AND DIANE AND MY GRANDKIDS ALLY 5, CHASE 3 AND BRANDON 21 MONTHS WERE ALL HERE. THEY WERE SO EXCITED TO WATCH THE ARRIVAL OF THESE BABIES AND ESPECIALLY STEVEN,CHASE AND BRANDON COULDN'T WAIT TO HELP DRY OFF AND LOVE ON THEM. BRANDON NAMED BABY NUMBER ONE AS SOON AS HE SAW HIM, HE YELLED WITH EXCITEMENT BABY, MONKEY AND MY MONKEY. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE MY MONKEY PART WE'LL HAVE TO SEE. THE NAME FITS PERFECTLY SINCE HE IS THE SMALLEST OF THE THREE AND HE DOES LOOK LIKE A LITTLE MONKEY. BY BABY NUMBER TWO BRANDON WAS GRABBING A TOWEL AND HOLDING IT READY TO CATCH. I LOVE IT! IT IS ONE OF THE REASON WE HAVE THE GOATS TO HAVE THE KIDS AND GRANDKIDS EXPERIENCE THIS.  I WILL POST PICS OF THE DELIVERY IF I CAN FIGURE IT OUT. THERE IS ONE ON OUR NURSERY PAGE. THAT'S ALL FOR NOW. WANDA