The Tale of Two Preemies: Farm Tour

Friday, July 27, 2012

Farm Tour

We've had a couple of impromptu farm tours lately. On Saturday our well guy brought out his 2 middle school aged grandkids. I think they are from PA and hadn't seen a dairy before. I enjoy showing people our farm. We take a lot of pride in what we do and it's nice to show it to others. Cole was super excited. He is probably our best tour guide. He took them around, explaining what everything was and they helped him feed calves.

On Sunday we had another group. A band from CA playing for the Veteran's Association were in town and wanted to see a dairy. They were all in their 20s and 30s and were absolutely fascinated by the farm. This is my target group. I enjoy dispelling some of the misconceptions about dairying that a lot of people have. To be honest, it makes me a little nervous to have people take pictures and video of our farm. Not that we have anything to hide, but others see things differently than I do. But this group was absolutely fascinated by everything and I'm sure that they will portray their pictures and videos the same way. So if you ever want to tour a dairy, or know someone who does, let me know!

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Cole's Story

Cole was born at 30 weeks 3 days, much to our surprise, in 2006. I went in to the hospital because I wasn't feeling well and was afraid I'd get dehydrated. I ended up being air lifted to a larger hospital where Cole was born 24 hours later. He weighed in at 4 lbs. 2 oz. and was 17" long. He had some developmental delays, mostly due to acid reflux. He also had positional plagiocephaly and was in a remolding helmet for 6 weeks. At 14 months he underwent a cardiac catheter procedure to close his PDA. At 25 months he tripped getting out of his kiddie pool and broke his femur. He was in a cast from his hips to his toes for 4 long weeks. He also broke his shoulder at age 5 1/2. His latest medical drama has been a cyst in his left ear. He's had his adenoids removed and another surgery to remove the cyst. He'll have a second surgery in August. He's been through the ringer, but you'd never know it. He just rolls with the punches. He's 100% farm boy. He wants to know how everything works and why. He loves the farm. Farming is definitely in his blood.

Tate's Story

Tate was born at 34 weeks 2 days in 2008. Since I had a previous premature delivery, I was on high alert for another one. It didn't help. We had ultrasound after ultrasound and everything looked great. Tate, however, was not patient. I was admitted to the hospital with preterm labor. He held off for a couple of days, but was still born early. He weighed 5 and a half pounds and was 19" long. Fortunately he had no problems and was released from the hospital 3 days after he was born. He was born the middle child. He desperately wants to do what his big brother does, but has his own interests and wants Cole do to those with him. He's my trouble-maker, fit-thrower, and snuggle bug.