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

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Update on us...

Finally an update on us! The girls had their well child checkups the end of May and beginning of June. Both girls looked good...although the pediatrician. was not happy that we are all drinking farm milk. I contemplated lying to her, but I couldn't. Marissa was 3 ft. 4 inches and weighed 38 1/2 bls. She grew 1 inch and gained 6lbs. According her curve, she has slimmed down a bunch since we were there last year. Madalyn was 32 1/4 inches and 24 1/2 lbs. She grew 2 1/2 inches and gained 3lbs. For those of you that havn't seen a ton of Madalyn in real life I'll give you Marissa's height and weight when she was 2. Marissa was 34 inches and 28lbs at 2 years old.
The girls got to test out the pool that they got for their birthday. Its been filled since probably the 24th of May but of course as soon as I filled it the weather got chilly. It was only 70 the day they decided they couldn't wait anymore, so they didn't stay long, but they still had fun. Marissa dove right in as did Chloe. Madalyn on the other hand started crying as soon as Marissa got in and announced that it was yucky and cold. She was 100% happy sitting on a towel next to the pool and watching her silly sister.
Not a whole lot is new with Doug and I. We still have the two rescued kittens here. Waiting to hear back on if that one lady is for sure coming for them. Laurie and I are starting to put ideas together for our breeding program. We still have at least 6 months, but that time will fly I'm sure. Friday we did a photo shoot with both dogs. That is not an easy feat! We got a couple decent ones anyhow. Laurie still has to work her magic with their eyes and such, but... I too the girls to Utica on Friday and they were so good. No one accident the whole time and very well behaved! I was so happy.
Doug starts feeding tomorrow so hopefully we get him round a bit more. Keep praying for the farm. Dad is planning on dropping health insurance soon. We still aren't able to keep up ont the bills super well. Things are suppose to look up by September, but only time will tell!

The positions she sits in!

Daddy and Marissa didn't make it!

Sid

Having fun!

Does not approve of Marissa being in there

Chloe even went in!

Cutie!

Puppy Photo Shoot!

New kitten set up

New outfit from Auntie Alicia!

So cute!

I love it!

Friday, June 5, 2009

Kittens

I finally decided that it was time now that the kittens are 3 weeks old to start advertising for them to find homes. Of course if I can't they are going back to the barn, but I would love for them to be able to have a home instead. In less than 24 hours I had 3 people email me. One was a shelter in Buffalo NY that was willing to drive to Utica to come get them as they have 2 wet nurses at their shelter. I was shocked. The other two were people interested in them as pets. I turned the shelter's offer down since there were two people interested in them. I didn't want to make any more work for someone else! Well the one lady that wants the kittens is from Clinton NY and she wants them Friday 6/5. She has hand raised kittens before and knows the bond that is formed throughout the process. I told her she is more able to come and get them...as much as I do enjoy this whole thing! I would love for someone that was keeping them to be forming this bond and not me! So if everything goes through ok, the kittens will leave sometime tomorrow. Say a prayer for Marissa. Not sure how she is going to take this news. I do know that there was another litter born at the barn yesterday so I figured I will tell her that and then she will be more ok with it.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Update on kittens

So far so good. Both the males are running around the portion of the bathroom that I have blocked off. They have even started going potty on the papers instead of the towels in their bed. Another week and I will put a cat pan in there. They are both eating great anyhow so at least for now I think we are in the clear. We still don't know what happened to Ashley but a couple people have mentions Fading Kitten Syndrome, kinda like SIDS in humans. Who knows, but Marissa is doing better anyhow. Even though this morning she announced that she thinks we should take them back up to the barn so these two don't die. She has lost all faith in me!!! HAHA

Monday, June 1, 2009

Marissa is having a rough day...

We went in this morning to feed the kittens same as always and found the girl kitten who she has named "Ashley" dead. They are 3 weeks old now and I guess we all figured if they made it a week everything would be fine. She is very protective over the other two right now. Bad thing is the tiger male didn't want to eat this morning. I'm going to try him again in a bit and see if he wants to eat then. Hopefully he isn't on his way out also. He is her second favorite next to Ashley. Hoping for the best!

P.S. I will write an update on us soon...I have to run for now!

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!