Birth

These three had a rough day. That means they got moved to the Maternity ward (calf shed) of our ranch. Having twins can make a regular day into a lot more work. I have a new baby myself which gives me total sympathy for this Mama. I’m just here to help her out until these two are stronger. I spent most of the day with my oldest daughter saving the twins from the effects of the cold weather. The bigger twin was having a harder time standing and latching onto his mom. So he temporarily will get a bottle. The little guy has contracted tendons (knuckling over). But he’s fast, determined and eating well off his mom. I came into the house tonight literally exhausted. At 6 months postpartum I’m truly amazed with what my body can do. I can still carry in a calf from the field (or two) through deep snow. Something I was truly worried I wouldn’t be able to do again. My daughter’s birth was long and traumatic. There was really scary complications. I still gave birth naturally (no c-section and no epidural). This isn’t the first time I had a natural birth but this was the hardest. I can say it was an out of body experience trying to deal with the amount of pain and worry that I went through. When we came home I could barely take even a few steps. I more like shuffled for weeks. I was so worried! I just kept wondering how I would still run our ranch and take care of our kids. But here we are out all day on the ranch that I love so much. Living my dreams. The mind is a powerful thing. You will only be able to accomplish what you believe you can. So dream big Darlins xoxo