Betty called me today around 12:30 to tell me a baby was coming. Kelly was off today, so we changed clothes quick and sped the 5 miles over to her farm.
We were there in time to see the entire birth. If you’re squeamish, you might want to scroll down a bit past the birth photos.
What can I say, life on a farm ain’t always pretty.
![baby's coming! baby's coming!](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqbg43BbEoJqNLVWpES0XGzn3Gj9xPuzMc8y4XJGHKTYemEySLhyphenhyphenrcwZ-tXIivjufuMCFBd3KdwpzH6eHG38jfM3N55ZBzEP9fYdDPJK205FATX1FNUGkOM94oSBbFan3PFQmyxWAwJrc/s320/P1040592WLG.jpg)
No, they’re not in a wind tunnel.
![wind tunnel? wind tunnel?](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikloV6kQIYcLaU1P682ApH5JL5OzyVU-bsVSF4zFaSTRCJuuqnfRicA758tnay0T6n5glITEqzXDWHSXgues2JQPtSO3rl4DY455CBhxY5EfpkeCctEDAaRGk9xAKHKL0QlE-rsZsfUvI/s320/P1040591WLG.jpg)
Destiny worked so hard to get this 17 pound baby out.
![here she comes! here she comes!](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKIyRdWZhaXvqj6qeAGoL11tovABwDEhXcraWWExpLfbzD_AEsAP6HXX36gKYWTsfzKqjaeORNV2UFXFVJz6ZN5u7jpdAeAetAU75cU-0LuGKroLqZAwN4eYGvfePROWg-ljVn7vg17o/s320/IMG_9169WLG.jpg)
Betty put out a clean sheet for her to rest on while she gathered strength and took her first breaths.
![just born just born](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzx2clcTJw-YbjvIwxPl-V1KvEiNwPV0HnwIB7GYKTmGJmVmUhZxLtMsuph39NriKaGKqeboLiS-jYPyQwOStiaqb-kYFgco6xW5iGn0WiSIZWxBM1qmOjA-TJz12-yzqsdpnKNd7vlJA/s320/P1040614WLG.jpg)
Mom was never far away.
![hello baby hello baby](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2qc_N9ja5L74uk4leT0VPsS4DuITqUE9dueQWmiGqS8AXb3BnX-3FTMAdE5fdQuMQIG9wUlJ_x2nBqrUcR8smfbjRvTz8836aVyINcb7yaksIZ-w9aW4wShk1kxEDOnRA3zMfzfo4PY/s320/IMG_9189WLG.jpg)
Within 10 minutes she was attempting to stand and walk. Albeit, not always gracefully.
![lookatme lookatme lookatme! lookatme lookatme lookatme!](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2oa0IVHoddc7nDpBz77cgViikNupin6-XOCGUjxgLe0fygMWR8ZQNuxLr6Dy_Ti-WdIuMLS9YBp6leE0NrcNI8i9OBu7wNPlhrfajQdskmM2E8dEFZY8tKWZ-eIxmOxH7l8hzzHtKSk/s320/P1040642WLG.jpg)
But she was very strong, and she soon had it figured out.
![hello, mamma! hello, mamma!](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3urY0B4QA7kg6VRn_9U358dzl_dKQxL7wFBNQ7DPKEud1gHPA4wePvdqWL9axu0XfYnPQqeFpvfU45gMVr9YnEv5FltXUymDZtoKTDrsdUAfBCyRBTh1MQZyt4c1wzNCIFVy1z3N3hqk/s320/P1040651WLG.jpg)
Destiny had a nice full bag of milk for her baby, and the little one caught on quick to where the milk bar was.
![lunch! lunch!](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18C1oZHAryJUjIDL11VcIXn1UhZh2-bOAP7iBEcVPLzlIXN-T_qjdtv6ICWFFwDvr2MOLrYydhNxS07iKJiuLG8PJwXUgA8PXtJvwfCAzQ-fWotZ3l2prBVjIZFxKpNi2NGmX0NXMc6s/s320/IMG_9206WLG.jpg)
A few hours later she got to meet a playmate, Grace. Despite Grace being almost 20 pounds now, new baby made Grace look like a peanut.
![will you play with me? will you play with me?](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5EYElH98AZQ6mFPczWWiJ4TgPLDxZOxt80CVFlEmup6omwd18G5kw5eQ1oQG9YFpmPkOakm1wN-ypztBrRZLZKo978EpcWNGaQ8Ngpslwadq_eCq7ict8GyHemY4tOJulwYy_jqBviQ/s320/IMG_9220WLG.jpg)
All in all, it was a perfect delivery of a healthy, beautiful baby girl.
Oh, and one more thing – she can curl her tongue. Can you?
THE BEGINNING
2 comments:
Just saw this on the "you might also like" section of your blog. The photo thumbnail looked interesting (what can I say). Love this!
Haha - I feel very lucky every time I witness a birth. And I've seen quite a few now with the time at the Big Farm.
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