Welcome To The World, Little Calf

This afternoon we took a walk to the neighborhood pond. Henry and his friend had fun swinging from the rope swing. They both came home muddy and one had a bloody knee.

Alice found a tiny frog. She almost squished him (she has a history of this) but then I convinced her to take pity and let the poor little guy go.

And when we got back home, surprise! The cow across the street from us finally had her baby!

We have been watching and waiting for several days now. On Thursday I called Dan at work, all excited, and said, "The mama cow is having her baby really soon!" He asked if her tail was up in the air. I said it wasn't. He said, "Well, she's not having the baby really soon then." My husband, and all his ranching pearls of wisdom! And he was right. No baby that day. Or the next 2 days. But today, we looked before we went to the pond - no baby. We looked when we got back - baby! She was still wet and wobbly. And for those of you moms out there who remember the word "engorgement" - you can sympathize with this poor mama. Ouch! Mama Cow is thinking "Thank God! Relief."
I just have to share this photo. The other day I sent Alice to look if there was a baby yet. She said, "No baby yet. But it's moved. It's in the mommy's neck." My girl needs a cow anatomy lesson. So does this calf. There's no milk there, you silly.Welcome to the world, little calf!