The Tale of Two Preemies: Meet Our New Baby!

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Meet Our New Baby!

goat, that is. The boys received their birthday present from Auntie Hope and Uncle Mike today. It's a joint gift, thank goodness! And yes, we knew about it. They didn't just spring a baby goat on us;-) Anywho, isn't he cute? We haven't completely settled on a name yet. Cole's suggestion was Black. Pat's is Buck. I haven't come up with a good one yet. There's always Alfie or Spunky or Benny....

So what do the boys think? Well, Tate likes his big ears.

Cole isn't so sure. The goat is very loud and Cole isn't too fond of his crying, but he did pretty good with him.

Juno thinks he tastes great. She climbed into his calf hut and took him, by the neck, for a little adventure this afternoon. Needless to say one of them will be locked up until the little guy is big enough to hold his own.

Feel free to leave your name suggestions in the comments. Pat has named every pet we own so I think it's my turn.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...: I think it's your turn too!
Gavin says Brody. Tova says Goat. If Ethan were here I'm sure he'd suggest some sort of Star Wars name. I'm going to suggest Tobias. Happy Naming!; 6/01/2009 8:36 AM
Hope said...: I kinda like Benny.; 6/01/2009 12:14 PM
Sam said...: I think ET fits especially with the white ears and nose.; 6/01/2009 12:31 PM
Anonymous said...: I want a goat, too! But Charlie won't let me. :( Name him Charlie! Krissy has a dog named Charlie. Now you can have a goat named Charlie. Perfect!

Jenn; 6/01/2009 1:30 PM
Anonymous said...: How about Brownie? I think I need some chocolate.
Sarah Fowler; 6/04/2009 12:19 PM

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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.