Samssimonsays: Blazing Acres journal

[samssimonsays]

Baby Ralphie got to come out and explore some yesterday since it was nice out. Wind was a bit chilly so I left his sweater on to be safe.

Last night was cold and now today is too so he got the lamp AND the sweater.


And CeCe is doing wonderful! I don't know if you can see the line, it was hard to see in photos, but out of the gallon of milk she had nearly half a gallon of cream of which I took 2 cups from to freeze for butter use and then left the rest for Cheese making! Very excited about this!

 

[NH homesteader]

 

[Hens and Roos]

 

[samssimonsays]

Mr ralphie got disbudded yesterday and is doing wonderfully. Olive is turning into a great milker. I got three cups and she was only about half way empty. She is so easy to milk. Small tests but such a nice udder and milks out easily. Baby boy favors a side if you can guess which one haha! I will be working more on evening out her udder and increasing her capacity now that he's almost a week old.

I kept missing the milk bowl. But eventually I got the hang of her lol.

 

[samssimonsays]

I am loving having milk again!

Put 2.5 gallons of milk in the freezer this week, 3.5 cups of cream in the freezer and another gallon in the fridge!

We leave Friday to head down to get the new baby girl. Over 7 hour drive to the hotel, mom and I will have a girls weekend! Pool, Hot Tub and fun. Then On Saturday we will drive the 30 minutes to get her and then drive home. EEEK! I am getting extra excited!!!

 

[goatgurl]

what a doll she is!!! congrats lady bug.

 

[Bruce]

Baby boy favors a side if you can guess which one haha!

Isn't it nice that he leaves on side for you?

 

[samssimonsays]

The much awaited photos of our new baby girl!

We drove over 14 hours round trip with a night's stay and many stops on the way home for little miss to stretch her legs and go potty(she sat on my mom's lap the entire ride home in a blanket sleeping... ) but alas, we have made it home with our new little girl "riven oaks spirali" yet to figure out a nickname for her. We are over the moon with this little love bug of a spitfire already. It has been a long two years of waiting and she is finally here!

Also, I came hone to a lovely surprise of olives beautiful 7 days fresh first freshener udder all even and all ready for me lol.

 

[NH homesteader]

Yay! Congrats!

 

[Hens and Roos]

Congrats! Glad the trip went well