Hi Everyone!
Bryan and I are the proud "grandparents" of two beautiful little lambs!
Of course today is the coldest, snowiest day of the year :-) At about 5:30 PM Bryan and I went out to feed the horses and sheep....and heard this little tiny "maa" coming from near the barn. Standing by himself was this tiny little lamb...couldn't be more than an hour old...and the size of a chihuaha! I picked him up and carried him, with Mama close behind, into our big barn. Within minutes our friend Dwight (the vet) came by to check how everyone was doing...and to teach me how to milk a sheep (sometimes new Moms need a little help). A few minutes later another neighbor who "heard" about the birth came by and gave us a baby bottle and a tiny little sweater to wrap the lamb in. Then...our dinner guests (we weren't really expecting to have a "baby" tonight) came by with dinner in hand, but spent the first hour with us in the barn. We ate dinner, played an hour of bridge...and after they went home we went to the barn to see how Suzie and lambie were doing. To our suprise, our little lambie was not wearing his sweater. How in the world did he get out of it?? WELL...it turned out little lambie had a new little sister (sweaterless, of course)...who was born sometime during our bridge game :-) The first 24-48 hours are risky for little lambs...so we'll sleep a bit fitfully...but look forward to getting up in the morning!
We have a webcam set up in the barn....so take a peek at our new arrivals!
To see them live go to ... https://online.wilife.com/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=/MyLukWerks/Default.aspx. The user name is http://us.mc01g.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bryancbabcock@yahoo.com and the password is lin3cor. PJ was born at 7:15 (on camera if you go back and look).
I'll post pictures tomorrow :-)
Bryan and I are the proud "grandparents" of two beautiful little lambs!
Of course today is the coldest, snowiest day of the year :-) At about 5:30 PM Bryan and I went out to feed the horses and sheep....and heard this little tiny "maa" coming from near the barn. Standing by himself was this tiny little lamb...couldn't be more than an hour old...and the size of a chihuaha! I picked him up and carried him, with Mama close behind, into our big barn. Within minutes our friend Dwight (the vet) came by to check how everyone was doing...and to teach me how to milk a sheep (sometimes new Moms need a little help). A few minutes later another neighbor who "heard" about the birth came by and gave us a baby bottle and a tiny little sweater to wrap the lamb in. Then...our dinner guests (we weren't really expecting to have a "baby" tonight) came by with dinner in hand, but spent the first hour with us in the barn. We ate dinner, played an hour of bridge...and after they went home we went to the barn to see how Suzie and lambie were doing. To our suprise, our little lambie was not wearing his sweater. How in the world did he get out of it?? WELL...it turned out little lambie had a new little sister (sweaterless, of course)...who was born sometime during our bridge game :-) The first 24-48 hours are risky for little lambs...so we'll sleep a bit fitfully...but look forward to getting up in the morning!
We have a webcam set up in the barn....so take a peek at our new arrivals!
To see them live go to ... https://online.wilife.com/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=/MyLukWerks/Default.aspx. The user name is http://us.mc01g.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bryancbabcock@yahoo.com and the password is lin3cor. PJ was born at 7:15 (on camera if you go back and look).
I'll post pictures tomorrow :-)
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I am thrilled you got exposure on the GMA this morning...Praise God - for YOU...but also for us.
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I live in Brooklyn -- he is a full time student...I work for my Church -- MSNY (Morning Star NY).
I loved seeing that you all are believers - and am hoping that we can figure out a plan to grab another pastoral couple from MSNY and come out to your working farm with our kids this summer!
I just have been mesmerized by your website...and now blog! (I'm snowed in this morning...and my 5yo daughter is having a 'snow day'...but my thoughts (and prayers) have gone to Handsome Brook Farm...wondering what it's been like for you as you are surly COVERED -- and still have to go and feed all the animals!!
My praise to God is imagining the amazing peaceful beauty you must be seeing...but also that you see all the time...thru the animals and just being in nature!
I'm just rambling...
Congrats on Susie's new additions...what joy!
Hopefully we will come with our daughter...and this other family of 4...and we can have a wonderful experience! (quite different for our kids from "city life" -- although, I'm thrilled that God has placed us here in the city - this is truly a mission-field.)