Prayer Answered!

Thanks to those of you who were praying for me! Now I'm back with the promised update.

The roads were fine. David stayed home with the kids, and my mom came to be an extra set of hands for me. This all worked out to be a huge blessing!

Jill and Julie are both pregnant--with twins! I don't know whether we will be expecting doelings or bucklings, but Jill will deliver 2 babies in early April, and Julie will have her 2 in late April. I hope all goes well. They come from a line of goats which deliver easily and that is the norm. I read too much on a particular goat forum where folks go for help with bad situations, so I have all the trainwreck possibilities in my mind that could happen. I pray none of them do and that things go smoothly. Should anything go amiss, however, I know I will have help and support and that is comforting. Not only do the folks on that forum offer lots of help and advise, but I have an amazing vet. When we got there, she was pulling a dead calf from a cow, and kept the uterus intact. If she can do a calf, she can surely do a goat if that should happen. It won't! So.... we'll have milk this year! Woo Hoo!

Jarlath had to have 2 holes put into his skull. He had to spend an extra hour in the van because they had to give him extra sedatives. He was still a bit dizzy when we got him to the barn, but he's happy to be home and eating and drinking again. He has a vet wrap (lots of gauze) around his head now that we are to remove tomorrow and start putting penicillin in the holes. I know it will be ugly--worse than Tripoli was--but I think I'm prepared. I hope I am, anyway! Jarlath was very good about getting out of the van and walking with me. He didn't put any hoof prints on me, and my arms aren't sore in the least. In a strange situation, he's not a fiesty fighter like Tripoli, but a tame little boy who wants the comfort of his mommy (that's me!) and was so much more enjoyable to be around in that setting than when he's home in his own barn and pen and wants to run the show!

David helped load the goats on our end before we left. At the vet's office, my mom helped as I loaded the does into the van. Our vet, Dr. Amy Wyatt (who is phenomenal) and the receptionist, Gail, loaded a sleepy Jarlath into his kennel in the van. (The vet tech couldn't get out of her driveway today!) So everyone is home, safe, sound, and happy!