{"id":6585,"date":"2019-09-14T22:59:29","date_gmt":"2019-09-14T10:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.charmedlife.co.nz\/cowboybootsandbrokenfingers\/?p=6585"},"modified":"2019-09-18T23:43:19","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T11:43:19","slug":"expecting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.charmedlife.co.nz\/cowboybootsandbrokenfingers\/expecting\/","title":{"rendered":"Expecting"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was hoping to be able to share cute photos of the rest of our baby lambs today. I’m afraid there has been a small hitch in that plan though — they haven’t been born yet. That’s right, we still have just one mother and baby pair<\/a>, and two increasingly broad-in-the-beam mums-to-be.<\/p>\n

\"Pregnant<\/a>

Mother-in-waiting #1. Surely to goodness this must be twins.<\/p><\/div>\n

Our sheep gestation calculations suggested that we would have lambs at the beginning of September. Our first boy was born on the 5th, so naturally we felt certain there’d be more babies along at any minute. Now, after eight days with zero additional deliveries, I can only guess that Mr Ram — overwhelmed by exhaustion after the first impregnation — had to send out for oysters. Courier service to rural areas can take some time.<\/p>\n

\"Pregnant<\/a>

Mother-in-waiting #2. This one is a first time mum.<\/p><\/div>\n

Don’t worry, I’ll let you know as soon as there is a population increase. While we\u2019re waiting perhaps you could hum a little something in a Hopeful Manner? I\u2019ll leave the choice of tune to you.<\/p>\n

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