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It's OK, mommy, no worries.  Dr. Ryan wants to hear my heart and my tummy and my lungs.  Guess what?  He says I'm his smallest patient ever!

Oh, Dr. Ryan, mommy Theresa just did that temperature thing to me last night!  Do you have to do it again?  I don't really like it.

OK, that was a lot of excitement for little me.  I need a nap now.  Are you proud of me, mommy?  I like Dr. Ryan and he likes me -- he told me so!  He said my pictures were passed all around his office, and everyone there loves me, too!

This little one brings us smiles which are very much needed right now.  She's a little spitfire and is so full of life and wonder.  I can't wait to see her when she and her mom get to go outside for a walk when the weather allows.  I just know that she is going to be amazed with all the sights she'll encounter. She is truly a blessing, and I wish all of you could meet her and feel the joy and happiness she emits.  Haley is learning to be a mom, and it is teaching her patience.

Tonight I noticed the baby seemed to be squatting a lot so I went down and sat in the stall and watched for a while.  She did go pee a few times but in between would squat and strain.  She seemed to try to poop and couldn't.  She had an enema yesterday and passed meconium.  But I went ahead and gave her half an enema again tonight.  She tried to nurse, and I noticed there was no milk so I checked Haley and nothing.  Haley was agitated and pawing.  I took temps and both were normal.  I called Dr. Ryan; he had me give Haley more meds to help her to relax.  Baby also got a little Banamine.  Haley is now munching and seems better.  Baby is still saying "yuck" to the Banamine.  It really does taste bad, poor little girl.  Dr. Ryan thinks the baby may have more meconium she's trying to pass. A fter all the poking I did to her, she still comes over for attention.  She weighed in at 25 lbs tonight.  She's a doll and she makes everyone smile.  She'll come up to you and stick her cute little nose in your face or start tugging at your pants legs.  She's a bundle of joy that we really need right now.

Yesterday evening when we brought Legacy in, I explained to him that he had grown so much he graduated to another stall.  I explained about the baby's needing all of his heat lamps and that we had to move Haley and her baby into his room.  I'm not sure he understood, but Haley talked to him for a bit and introduced him to her baby.  The baby didn't want anything to do with Legacy, but it's probably because he is so big compared to her and her mom.  He really has grown a lot.

Doesn't she look like a proud bundle of joy?

Weighing in at only 25 lbs. You can see she's a solid 25 lbs and her coat is a beautiful color.

She had a little trouble at first getting milk.  We did milk Haley and gave it to the baby to make sure she got her colostrum.  Haley really wasn't comfy about it but, with help from some drugs, she relaxed and the milk came; and now she's finally letting the baby nurse at will (most of the time).  Dr. Ryan will be here soon to run an IGG on her and to look at Classy.  Haley has figured out that the little bundle of joy belongs to her.  It's nothing short of a miracle.  Life is so precious.  Thank you all for being a part of this.

I thanked God for a smooth delivery and for the many people that watched Haley forever on MareStare.  God bless you all!