Well, it was a long wait, but it was worth it. Erin went 6 days overdue. I was really concerned about her, but her body was prepping for kids like it should have.... only slowly.
Turns out she needed to cook 'em as long as she did. I knew she was bigger than last year, but she wasn't a behemoth.... and she kidded quads! And they were all pretty little, 5lb, 5.25lb, 5.75lb, and 7lb. They're all gorgeous but.... they're all boys. Sigh. I really wanted a girl out of this pairing. This is now 6 kids from the pairing, all bucks.
In order of appearance:
Something odd about them, though--they're having issues regulating their body temperature. I had to bring them in the house to raise them, and even in the house, with a full belly of milk and sleeping on my lap, one kiddo was shivering until I put both of my warm hands on his back. The preemie last year had the same issue, but these guys weren't preemies. Why are they having temp issues?
Erin is doing good, looking like a squeezed toothpaste tube. She milked 2lbs of colostrum for the kids and another 2lb for the freezer. She wants her kids badly, but if they can't stay warm in the house there's no way they can stay in the barn. Also, they're so little they can actually fit through the slats in the stall door....