| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - May 19 2007 : 2:57:14 PM
Imagine my surprize...nice quiet afternoon..nothing new happening and oldest daughter runs in and says there is a huge "bubble" sticking out of the back of Mona!! I dropped what I was doing (reading) and RAN out back..yelling to the other kids.."bring towels and iodine...bring the camera...get the mollasses...go tell dad"...and all the while running out there. Well, the "bubble" had gone back in and then back out and in again..about an hour and 1/2 later watching like crazy she calved easily with no help (have I ever told you all what a PERFECT cow she is??) and guess what...its a girl!! Libbie will get to name her since she has dibs on this one. I am SO excited. I just had a feeling it was a girl this time!!!  She calved 6 days early this year so I will sure be keeping that in mind. Last year I didn't have a due date. Here is first picture of them..the baby isn't even dry yet. More pictures to come..and there will be graphic birth pictures on my blog later tonight I am sure. Yeehaw!!
Here she is 3 hours old:
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| daffodil dreamer |
Posted - Jun 02 2007 : 9:25:03 PM
Yeah!! Congratulations to all! She sure is a beauty (but we knew she would be, with Mona as a mama!) Libbie, you are so lucky and I love the name.
Best wishes,
Jayne |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jun 01 2007 : 8:55:41 PM
I will take some more tomorrow for sure...I was watching them today while I was in the garden and kept meaning to go to the house and grab the camera and didn't...tomorrow I will. She has grown alot.
Jenny in Utah
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| nut4fabric |
Posted - Jun 01 2007 : 2:24:32 PM
Jenny how about some new pictures!!!! I love hearing about her and how she's growing.
Hugs, Kathy |
| Libbie |
Posted - May 31 2007 : 03:11:43 AM
I just KNOW that Evelyn couldn't have a better mama than Mona - she's so lucky (and so am I)! Mona sure IS the perfect cow, Jenny - I sure hope that Evelyn has her great personality. Our four little steers here are doing the jumping/twisting/funny running all over thing, too, and I can just imagine what that little sweetie-pie looks like. And Mona...looking on like a proud mother...I just love it.
XOXO, Libbie
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - May 30 2007 : 12:31:12 PM
Probably a month or so. She is 10 days old now. She is drinking more for sure..I am still getting 6 gallons of milk besides what she drinks though. Mona is quite the perfect cow.
Evelyn is so much fun to watch..she plays and jumps and twists in the air and runs alot. Mona just stands there and calmly watches her.
Jenny in Utah
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| Alee |
Posted - May 30 2007 : 09:33:39 AM
I am so jealous, Aunt Jenny! I am sure you are getting all sorts of wonderful milk and sweet cream out of Mona by now! Not to mention the sweet little baby! How long are you keeping her with Mona?
Alee |
| Miss Bee Haven |
Posted - May 30 2007 : 09:28:05 AM
What a sweet, pretty little girl! Congratulations to everyone!
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - May 24 2007 : 9:51:02 PM
She has been practicing running today..she really goes fast..very single minded!! Mona just watches her go back and forth at full speed. She is also really good at napping..so far that's her two speeds: sprint and sleep. She is adorable!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| Libbie |
Posted - May 24 2007 : 8:34:17 PM
Isn't she DARLING?!?!?!? I can hardly stop thinking about her...
XOXO, Libbie
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| sleepless reader |
Posted - May 24 2007 : 7:24:58 PM
Jenny,
How has it taken me this long to see this post? Congratulations to you, Libbie and most especially to the quite perfect Mona.
Sharon
Life is messy. Wear your apron! |
| Daisy |
Posted - May 24 2007 : 6:56:07 PM
Congrats Aunt Jenny!!! So glad momma and baby are safe! Mona is a lucky cow to have someone like you!
Daisy
Thistle Sprig Farm |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - May 23 2007 : 10:43:33 AM
I have been freezing all I can..she is giving ALOT right now...7 gallons yesterday in addition to what the calf drank..holy cow..I thought 6 gallons a day last year was alot! This is her second year.
Jonni...Libbie picked the little calf's name. I love it too!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| windypines |
Posted - May 23 2007 : 04:45:05 AM
Jenny, you can freeze that colostrum. Feed it to the calf later, or in my case, I plan to freeze some for the beefers I have. In case any calf would have problems sucking, or cow die, whatever. Just a thought. Have fun Michele |
| KYgurlsrbest |
Posted - May 22 2007 : 06:30:24 AM
That's the prettiest thing I've ever seen, and I love love lover her name! Libbie is one lucky gal, and so are you, Jenny. What a love you have in Mona!
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| QueenofQuiteAlot |
Posted - May 21 2007 : 8:20:09 PM
Oh......gorgeous!
I want one!
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| Buttercup |
Posted - May 20 2007 : 9:18:35 PM
Congratulations!!!!! I was gone for the weekend, and came back and saw this post and was so thrilled!!! How wonderful!! Mona is such a sweetheart! Thank you ever so much for the pictures and all Jenny! And Libbie, how lucky you are! And I love the name too!!! Hugs, happy dances, and best wishes to you all (Jenny, Mona, Evelyn, and Libbie)
Hugz!
Talitha
"If we could maintain the wonder of childhood and at the same time grasp the wisdom of age, what wonder,what wisdom,what life would be ours" |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - May 20 2007 : 8:46:59 PM
Alee..nope, I don't drink the colostrum..I freeze as much as I can and then the cats and chickens love it too. It is sure thick and sticky...messy to clean off the milk bucket and stuff. We just wait for the regular milk. I have heard that some people make a pudding type thing out of it called beesting. We havnt' done that though.
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| jpbluesky |
Posted - May 20 2007 : 4:29:34 PM
What a sweetie - Jenny, you are amazing, and Mona too!
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| westernhorse51 |
Posted - May 20 2007 : 4:00:43 PM
how sweet, Mona is such a good mommy. Thanks for the pics aunt jenny.
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| Alee |
Posted - May 20 2007 : 2:48:50 PM
Aunt Jenny- Do you drink the colostrum also? I know many people buy cow colostrum for it's health benefits. It is actually pretty pricey if you order it.
Alee |
| willowtreecreek |
Posted - May 20 2007 : 2:07:06 PM
Oh wondeful! I love the name Evelyn! She is such a beauty! How fun! Congrats to all!
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - May 20 2007 : 12:22:36 PM
Libbie and I talked late last night on the phone (both night owls!) and her name is now Evelyn!! It fits her. Mother and daughter are doing well this morning. I milked out 3 gallons of colostrum this morning and 2 gallons last night...and there will still be plenty for the baby. Mona is a good producer for sure. Her udder is gianormous this year!! It is nice to get back into my milking routine again. I am excited for a week or so from now when we are able to use the milk! I am dragging this morning...didn't even get to church...I was up off and on all night checking on them in my own neurotic way. Then slept all morning while oldest daughter took her turn. Then milked. I am glad today is Sunday and I can just relax somewhat the rest of the day!!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| Mumof3 |
Posted - May 20 2007 : 11:40:39 AM
Congratulations, Jenny and Libbie- and MONA!! Wow, what a woman, er, cow!! Jenny, your first sentence made me spit out my soda, I laughed so hard! So now I am going to clean the computer screen! ;)
Karin
Oh- Evelynn is a great name.
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| BotanicalBath |
Posted - May 20 2007 : 11:14:28 AM
How Sweet... Look at those Big Baby Eyes!
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| newheart |
Posted - May 20 2007 : 09:48:54 AM
Jenny, She is as pretty as Mona......
Margie |
