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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: benkt on March 23, 2011, 07:51:15 pm

Title: New arrivals
Post by: benkt on March 23, 2011, 07:51:15 pm

I was pretty excited at the weekend about the arrival of our first pigs at our new farm - five GOS weaners. However, they've swiftly dropped down the pecking order as child number three, a boy, was born at home in the early hours of Tuesday morning! Midwives failed to get down the farm track in time so we had to deliver him ourselves. Good job my wife is both a hypnobirthing teacher and a doctor so knew what to do! All well here (including the piggies!) if rather tired and even more uncertain how all the spring farm work will get done!

Title: Re: New arrivals
Post by: little blue on March 23, 2011, 07:53:53 pm

Wow!
congratulations to you and your family ... on both the baby & the pigs!
does number three have a name yet?  he's lovely  :)

Title: Re: New arrivals
Post by: bloomer on March 23, 2011, 07:57:05 pm

congratulations!!!!

Title: Re: New arrivals
Post by: Eastling on March 23, 2011, 08:01:15 pm

Congratulations on both counts!  enjoy

Title: Re: New arrivals
Post by: Sandy on March 23, 2011, 08:20:29 pm

Spring in the air and new life, how wonderful, baby looks like a little boy, how cute!! Love the piggies toooooo!

Title: Re: New arrivals
Post by: doganjo on March 23, 2011, 08:26:46 pm

Wow, that is wonderful, a new son, as well as a pretty little daughter. She looks absolutely thrilled with her baby brother.  What is the other one?  Does the wee fella have a name yet?  Congratulations!

Title: Re: New arrivals
Post by: HappyHippy on March 23, 2011, 08:27:38 pm

Oh lovely  :love:
Well done you and mum for the delivery too, having had 3 home births myself, you have my utmost respect  ;)
Pigs are tremendous, but there's no feeling in the world like holding your own baby  ;D
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh getting broody again !  :o :o :o ::) ;D
Karen x

Title: Re: New arrivals
Post by: Rosemary on March 23, 2011, 08:41:17 pm

Congratulations on the baby and the pigs!

Title: Re: New arrivals
Post by: Cinderhills on March 23, 2011, 08:54:38 pm

Congratulations!  And there's me worrying about delivering lambs!! ;D

Title: Re: New arrivals
Post by: benkt on March 23, 2011, 10:19:18 pm

Our new little boy is called Piran, that's Cara (aged two) holding him and he has a big brother Jago (aged three). Pigs yet to be named.

Title: Re: New arrivals
Post by: doganjo on March 23, 2011, 10:26:16 pm

Unusual names, Ben (well for the UK anyway  ;))- do they mean something special?

Title: Re: New arrivals
Post by: Roxy on March 23, 2011, 10:59:54 pm

Wow!!  Quite a week for arrivals at your farm!! 

Congratulations!!

Title: Re: New arrivals
Post by: Fleecewife on March 23, 2011, 11:32:11 pm

Hi Ben - wonderful news  :) Love to the whole family. Juliet

Title: Re: New arrivals
Post by: benkt on March 24, 2011, 06:54:57 am

Re: meanings

They are all old Cornish names as we both come from Cornish families.

Thanks for all the congratulations,

Ben

Title: Re: New arrivals
Post by: Hilarysmum on March 24, 2011, 08:30:16 am

Just read this.  Congratulations to you and the family. 

Title: Re: New arrivals
Post by: loosey on March 24, 2011, 09:06:46 am

Oh my word ... cuteness overload ;D :love:

Congratulations Benkt family! I have just had a godson named Piran ;D :wave:

Title: Re: New arrivals
Post by: Fowgill Farm on March 24, 2011, 09:22:23 am

Many congratulations on both piggies and baby,you're a very lucky chap!
Mandy :wave: :pig: