3 Girls, 1 Guy and a Zoo!: March 2009

Monday, March 30, 2009

I know I just posted but...

I just sat down on the couch next to Case and went to

pet him and realized he felt funny. I looked at his head in horror...wasn't sure at first if he had something or what was going on. I must have made a noise or something because Marissa asked what was wrong. I told her something was wrong with Case's head and side. She informed he he had to much hair so she climbed up on the hutch and got the scissors this morning and gave him and Chloe a hair cut. I don't see any bald spots on Chloe so she must have done a better job on her than she did Case. ***I take it back, I found her spots, although they didn't photograph as well as Case's did***Poor guy...I hope the hair grows back! Kids! The scissors have now been moved to the top shelf in my bedroom closet...I'm pretty sure even if she got a chair she couldn't get them. And I thought I had baby proofed my house already...HA!

Update on us...

I know its been a while... seems like we have been running and spending a bunch of time at the barn lately. I have a huge praise! Remember a month or maybe a little less I blogged about Madalyn and the pen incident? Well on Friday I finally checked it again and it is totally healed. She has a tiny bump back in there, scar tissue I'm guessing, but nothing you would ever notice if you weren't looking for something. I was so excited that it is healed and I don't have to worry about contacting her doctor and explaining why I didn't take her in to begin with. What a load off my shoulders! God is good!!! Marissa and Madalyn have had a love hate relationship these days. Some moments I would like to lock them both in separate rooms and let them scream and then other days I just can't get enough of watching them play so well together. I suppose that is what I get for having two girls! The last couple days have been awesome. Madalyn is continuing to talk more so there is less screaming going on, which is so much nicer for Mommy's ears! Lately they have both been huge copy cats. Everything they see at the barn they then come home and re in-act (is that the right way to write that?). Last Sunday my cow, Kid went into labor and the vet had to be called. He ended up doing a c-section on her since the calf was way too big to pass through. The bull calf ended up dying but it was as big as a 6 week old weaned calf! Crazy! Anyhow the girls got home and went in and got their doctor kit and their choice of animal victims and started "doing surgery". So cute to listen to them try to talk and copy everything they saw.... well some might have not thought it was cute but I did! Marissa is so curious and wants to learn how everything works and what everything is. She is going to have quite the education and know exactly how everything at the barn works if the questions keep up! I cut Madalyn's hair yesterday. As much as I love her curly hair it is proving to be a touch more difficult to manage than Marissa's. She has this mullet thing going on where her bottom half grows at 10x the speed of her top. Her top finally made it down to a touch below her ears so I cut her bottom up to be even with the sides. The nice thing about her hair being curly is that its harder to tell if I cut it crooked or not! It looks cute and it just gave her a ton more curls now that its shorter. It must feel weird to her though because she is always playing with it. Tonight Doug and I have planned a "date night" after the girls go to bed. Hopefully everything goes well at the barn so we can keep our "date". Thursday Katie and Alex, some friends from church, are heading to Rochester for a wedding and I have offered to watch their Rat Terrier for them, so we will have another furry animal in the house until Saturday night. Hopefully that goes well. Other than that we should have a pretty quiet week. Next week Doug starts feeding again and we are heading up north to my parents house on Friday and Saturday to see the whole family. I can't wait! I suppose I have rambled enough for one post! Here are some pictures taken since my last post...ENJOY!

Madalyn thought Marissa made a good seat and it actually went over well.

All smiles

Oops, over she goes!

Looks from all three girls...

Madalyn wants some of Marissa's cookie

Madalyn and some of the heifers

Marissa thought she should take a picture of Madalyn

peeing with her pretty dress and new hair cut

Then she wanted me to take one of her

Marissa and Madalyn preparing to play horse

So cute...

Off she goes!

I contemplated running the video camera instead of pictures

because Marissa was dying laughing the whole time she was moving!

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Pictures post as promised!

Knock on wood things are calm so far this week! But Madalyn is definitely keeping me on my toes. I don't think she is meaning to be naughty, she is just fast and has NO FEAR whatsoever. I have decided since the snow is melting quickly that I am going to get hook and eye latches for the screen doors and put them up high enough so neither kid can reach them...that way Marissa isn't aiding in Madalyn's escape plans. I can totally see her taking off for the barn this summer or playing in the road. I can't believe how big the girls are getting. Marissa is going to be 4 in May and Madalyn will be 2. That is insane! Marissa has turned into such a caring and compassionate girl who is quick to give out hugs and kisses and hang out as a family no matter what we are doing. Madalyn, although going through a kind of trying time, is so sweet and "innocent". She tries hard to copy everything we are doing and sees no reason why she can't obtain it. Its so sweet to watch her idolize Marissa and try to walk exactly in her foot steps. Here are some pictures from the last week or so.

Madalyn climbed in her bed to get her puppies, but didn't make it back out...she is passed out cold.

Same afternoon as the picture before Marissa fell asleep on the living room floor like this...

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Madalyn :(

She is going to give me a heart attack yet! Last week she burned herself twice. She burned herself the first time on the heater at the barn...she didn't realize it stayed hot for a while after you turned it off. Towards the end of the week she got up on a chair that Marissa had pulled over and use to help me cook and then proceeded to lay her hand down on the burner that I had just taken a pan off of. She is way too fast! I can't keep up with her! Tonight I was washing dishes and she was laying on the living room floor with her puppy talking and next thing I know she is screaming bloody murder. So I run over and found her on the floor with a pen next to her and blood gushing from her mouth. I ran her to the bathroom not having a clue what she had just done. She started choking...I wasn't sure if she gouged a tooth out or what...figured out she was just choking on all the blood. It finally stopped bleeding and I got a good look inside and immediately called Doug's mom and Doug. She cut the back end of the roof of her mouth about a 1/8 to a 1/4 inch deep. We called the Level 3 EMT with Turin Ambulance and he told us what to watch for, watch what we feed her and give her Tylenol for the pain. He said unless it was deep enough to get to her soft palate there wasn't much they could do. I feel like a HORRIBLE mom and I'm sick to my stomach! She isn't even two yet and she is a walking accident. I'm going to have my hands full this summer I have a feeling. I should have known from her start on life that she wasn't going to take the easy road! I just needed to vent!

If you were to ask me where I would see myself in 10 years, I never would have guessed that I would be here. However, I couldn't be happier! I'm very happily married to the love of my life and have two girls. We have begun our journey towards adoption and I'm excited to see what the Lord has in store for us over the next couple of years. I'm a stay at home mom who home-schools. I enjoy researching and finding things out for myself. This blog allows me to share with others my passions and keep in touch with family that I wouldn't normally be able to keep in such close touch with.

Daddy is such a blessing to me. We met in college and became best friends. About one and a half years after we met we were dating. The rest is history. Together we have grown in the Lord and learned many lessons even in our few years together. Things haven't always been smooth, but together and with the Lord's help we can accomplish anything. He is the love of my life and my true soul mate. He is 100% committed to his family and the Lord. He is currently working for Dairy One in Ithaca. He loves to ski, ride dirt bikes, tinker on things, mow the lawn :) and spend time with his girls.

Marissa is our oldest. She was born in May 2005. She is 100% Daddy's girl. She is a home body and usually isn't away from home for long and she is asking to go back to our house. She always claims a job and sticks with it till its done. She is very quick and catches on fast. You have to be careful what you show her, because before you know it she is going to be attempting it herself. Madalyn is her best friend. She loves church and loves learning and singing about Jesus. Marissa is now is school and she is doing great. She loves to read and do projects. She LOVES animals and has decided that she wants to be a Veterinarian when she grows up!

Madalyn is our youngest. She is 100% Mommy's girl (nice of them that they split us up so that one isn't quite so overwhelmed isn't it?). Madalyn knows what she wants and goes for it. She has no fear and is usually the leader of my two even though she is younger. She does love to shadow her older sister though. She is my girly girl, but also my one that is always getting messy. She loves her hair done, to get dressed up, and shoes! We are in trouble with this one! She loves school and is super smart. She has decided she wants to be a "snow plow driver" when she grows up. She is also going to build a house RIGHT next to us and live there so she can still see us every day ;)

Case was actually our "oldest child". Sadly we said goodbye to him on October 29th, 2013. He was a black lab/ red-tick coonhound. He loved to roam the fields, swim, play ball, catch frisbees, go hiking and spend time at the barn. He also very much enjoyed those black and white cats that roam in the dark and have stripes down their backs...or he must have because he kept getting sprayed! He hated to be abandoned by his family and preferred us to all be in the house by 9pm or he started pacing. His biggest dislike was winter. He hated the cold and would rather hold his potty all day long than to go out and pee. Even when he did go out he barely makes it out the door and he was starting to go! Haha He was our "little boy in a doggie suit" as my aunt says. We love him and miss him like crazy.

Cali is our first cat together as a married couple. Sadly we said goodbye to her on October 8th, 2014. We got her from the barn shortly after we moved. She had to be one of the softest cats you had ever felt and of course one of the best looking calicos. LOL She was a great mouser and spent alot of her time in the basement hunting. She had a funny quirk. When she got ready to settle down and sleep, she parted the hair on her tail so only a few hairs were sticking up and then she proceeded to suck on those hairs.

Beaker is a litter mate to Cali. She is a great mouser. She loves to sneak outside when she gets the chance but if you say her name she quickly darts back in. She is VERY attached to Doug and is always coming up to him purring just as loud as can be begging to be picked up. Beaker of course never does this to me. She doesn't like change and isn't fond of strange dogs, although she has gotten much better with the dogs. She will still swat at Molly but it's not angry, it's almost like she is playing.

Sid was our Marshall Ferret. We said goodbye to him in 2012. He was amazing! Great with kids and other animals, but a total goofball. He definitely lived up to the typical ferret personality and a total thief! Sid's favorite thing to steal was pacifiers. He would take them right out of a baby's mouth if given the opportunity and then take off running! He always hid everything in the same place, so at least we knew where to find them, but of course they were always ruined. Anything rubber was in danger of ending up in the said spot. We definitely miss having him around.

Chloe is Cairn Terrier. She is a blast to have around and I'm definitely sold on the terrier family! She is great with the kids and loves spending time outside. She is a great woodchuck hunter and will sit at an occupied hole all day till she catches one. Even in the winter time she will spend forever out there and come back looking like a snowman. She loves to swim and will swim in any temperature water. She loves to mother other animals. Whether it be kittens from the barn, Case, or her own litter of puppies, she is a great mother! We have since fixed her. Although I'm sad there won't be another litter, it's for the best with the probability of us moving and having to find a new vet.

Meet Molly, our newest dog addition :) After taking some time to heal after losing Case, we decided that our household wasn't the same without a big dog around and we were missing something. So we took the plunge and went full out this time. Molly is a purebred, mis-marked mantle, Great Dane :) She has grown into one good looking pup! I'm still in love with this old picture though, so I'm not changing it! She stands about 31 inches at the shoulder and weighs over 100lbs (although honestly I'm not sure how much over because I can't lift her anymore!) She is great with the kids and loves to cuddle. She shares our bed and is the biggest baby ever. She is very protective and does not like when anyone is pinned down. She is right there to break up the "fight" LOL We love her to pieces!

When Doug's sister and her husband started breeding rabbits, I had a feeling deep down that it was only a matter of time....Here she is! Peterette started out as "Peter". When Madalyn realized "he" was actually a "she", she settled with Peterette. :) Peterette is a flemish giant, which according to what I have read is the Great Dane breed in the bunny world! Figures right? She is super sweet, very laid back and loves to be cuddled and pet. She'll stick her nose out of her cage when you enter the room just so you will scratch it!