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25

Our Bottle Baby

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It’s a dog’s life for our little bottle lamb, Annabelle.
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She thinks she is a dog.
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They’re not so sure, but they let her hang with them anyway. Which is a good thing, because somebody has to hang with her. All the time. The Giant Puppy has been on lamb-sitting duty ever since Annabelle arrived, spending an undue amount of time on the porch to keep the baby company. When Coco leaves the porch for business, I have to drag Dookie-the-farm-shih-tsu off his blankie in the house and outside to the porch because Annabelle can’t stand to be alone. She cries. And cries. And you know we can’t have that.

She comes inside for her bottle several times a day.
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I bring her inside to drink her bottle because otherwise Coco tries to drink it.

She’s also eating a little bit of grain every day.
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I take everybody with me when I go down to do chores.
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Annabelle loves to do chores. She sticks right by my side.

We feed the sheep.
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And the goats.
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Nutmeg and Honey are keeping Clover’s spirit alive.
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And eating all her cookies.

Annabelle cries when I go inside the chicken house for a few seconds to pick up eggs.
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She’s always so happy when I show back up.

I’m not sure how long I’ll keep her on the porch with the dogs. She has no mama to protect her, so I don’t want to put her in with the big sheep until she’s big enough to whoop ‘em. She thinks I’m her mama. She even calls me maaa-maaa! I call her Annabelley, my little sweetie baby pudding pie. I feed her and rock her and rub her head cuz she likes that.
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And if loving her is wrong, I don’t wanna be right.

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Posted by Suzanne McMinn on February 25, 2009  

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  1. 2-25
    3:14
    am

    She’s so beautiful! So sweet! She’s got a great maamaa!

    :cowsleep:

    Nancy M. - Reply to this comment Reply
  2. 2-25
    3:22
    am

    loving someone is never wrong

    and the picture’s are too cute for words….simply adorable.
    i would take her off you in a second and be just as bad as you hahaha

    hugs
    gwen :sheep: :D

    gwen - Reply to this comment Reply
  3. 2-25
    5:25
    am

    I’ve melted…

    ulli - Reply to this comment Reply
  4. 2-25
    5:29
    am

    awwwwwwwwww, Annabelle!! I wonder…………couldn’t she be trained to be a out-of-the-pen sheep? Keeping Coco company during the day? She’s used to the porch, the house, outside of the pen, people……. just a thought……it would be a win/win situation. Annabelle wouldn’t have to cry, and you would have Annabelle with you all day long, so you wouldn’t cry when she’s in the pen!

    CindyP - Reply to this comment Reply
  5. 2-25
    5:50
    am

    She is so cute. Too bad they do not stay babies for long. Its good you have the dogs to keep her company. She looks like a stuffed animal in those pictures. lol.

    Diane - Reply to this comment Reply
  6. 2-25
    6:22
    am

    Awwww she is so cute!! and people wonder why I can’t eat lamb chops.
    Anyways looking at your steps I was wondering if you knew of this product. http://cozywinters.com/ice-cleats/ice-cleats.html I have the one in the middle top row and I LOVE them. My sister forgot to wear her pair the one day and fell and broke her knee. Mine don’t come off my boots until spring.

    maryann - Reply to this comment Reply
  7. 2-25
    6:48
    am

    I want one!

    Stacia - Reply to this comment Reply
  8. 2-25
    6:53
    am

    Is there anything cuter than a little lamby pie? I don’t think so. Thanks for sharing her with us.

    Suzette - Reply to this comment Reply
  9. 2-25
    7:07
    am

    O.M.GOSH!!! BEYOND adorable!
    Love your blog!

    Lisa - Reply to this comment Reply
  10. 2-25
    7:27
    am

    I wonder if you could house-train her? I would be willing to try…. :sheep:

    Mental P Mama - Reply to this comment Reply
  11. 2-25
    7:31
    am

    We had a bottle baby (Popcorn PeePee Pants) that lived in the kitchen for FIVE weeks. Too cold/no buddies her age/too cute… Good luck moving Annabelle out to the barn ;-).

    thecrazysheeplady - Reply to this comment Reply
  12. 2-25
    7:33
    am

    You have made my day, again.

    Jeanne - Reply to this comment Reply
  13. 2-25
    7:40
    am

    Gonna be hard to put her out with the big guys. She is so cute….

    Suzanne - Reply to this comment Reply
  14. 2-25
    7:47
    am

    Very cute lamb. She will become very attached to you and very vocal. My girls have lambs for 4-H and they become very aware of who feeds them and baaa every time we walk out the door. Enjoy them, they are a lot of fun.

    Pam - Reply to this comment Reply
  15. 2-25
    7:48
    am

    You are so clever!! This blog is so wonderful! Thanks for the great start to the day. Giant Puppy looks so vigilant. Did you see him/her??? at the bottom of the stairs looking up in concern???

    trish - Reply to this comment Reply
  16. 2-25
    7:50
    am

    Awwww. I love baby :sheep: !! I want one too! Keep up the great work on your blog, it puts a smile on my face every day.

    Cheryl in Sunny Cal (Calhoun Co.) - Reply to this comment Reply
  17. 2-25
    8:03
    am

    Such adorable pictures – they are beyond words :sheep:

    catslady - Reply to this comment Reply
  18. 2-25
    8:07
    am

    :heart: That Annabelle is so adorable!!! Props to Coco for proecting her so well. I wish I had one!!!! :purpleflower:

    MARY - Reply to this comment Reply
  19. 2-25
    8:08
    am

    Just a test to see if my gravatar shows up :wave:

    Cheryl in Sunny Cal (Calhoun Co.) - Reply to this comment Reply
  20. 2-25
    8:09
    am

    She is a cutie. That is for sure.

    sam - Reply to this comment Reply
  21. 2-25
    8:16
    am

    I think you now have another “dog”! She is just too cute!

    beeyourself - Reply to this comment Reply
  22. 2-25
    8:17
    am

    Annabelle is a doll. Can’t wait to see her grow up and whoop those big guys. This is gonna be fun.

    - Suzanne, the Farmer’s Wife

    Suzanne, the Farmer's Wife - Reply to this comment Reply
  23. 2-25
    8:29
    am

    She is so cute. What are you going to do when she is to big to rock and hold?

    Linda - Reply to this comment Reply
  24. 2-25
    8:46
    am

    I’m pretty sure that she is the cutest thing I have ever seen!

    Becs - Reply to this comment Reply
  25. 2-25
    8:49
    am

    Awwww, if you ever take a vacation – you know, that’s the thing where normal (non-farm) people go away for a week or 2? – you can send her here to visit Emma and me in the apt. Poor worried Coco looks like she’d like to carry Annabelle down those scary stairs. And it wasn’t so long ago that Coco was afraid to go down the stairs! :sheep:

    Nancy in Atlanta - Reply to this comment Reply
  26. 2-25
    8:59
    am

    Beautiful post! So heartwarming! Your blog is my very favorite!

    Jean - Reply to this comment Reply
  27. 2-25
    8:59
    am

    Adorable pictures, Suzanne. But how can they not be with that little one in them.
    I had a pony that thought he was a dog once. It was comical!

    Becky - Reply to this comment Reply
  28. 2-25
    9:10
    am

    Hi, I too live in a small community in WV. I don’t call Wadestown a town because I much prefer living in a country community. Our life is much like yours, critters friends and family! I found your site researching chicken coops. I love the way you show people through your words the beauty of living in the country. We have bantams, pygmy goats, horses,dogs cats rabbits etc.etc.etc. So little time, so many critters! I will set your website in my favorites and revisit it often, I can’t wait to find all the little details of your life on the farm and compare them to mine. God Bless you and yours. Sandy

    Sandy - Reply to this comment Reply
  29. 2-25
    9:11
    am

    Um… Did I miss something? Where is Clover???

    dalgal - Reply to this comment Reply
  30. 2-25
    9:20
    am

    How could you not love that little lamb! She is soooooooo….. precious!

    Cyndi Lewis - Reply to this comment Reply
  31. 2-25
    9:30
    am

    Ooooh! I can’t wait to follow Clover’s pregnacy and see more babies!!!!

    dalgal - Reply to this comment Reply
  32. 2-25
    10:04
    am

    great photography! I wonder what it will take for him to figure out he’s not a dog?! ~Jenny jenny-jennywhocaniturnto.blogspot.com

    Jenny - Reply to this comment Reply
  33. 2-25
    10:54
    am

    I told you so…..it’s fun to have a bottle baby. And loving her is so right. She will always be friendly and easy to handle.

    Wendy - Reply to this comment Reply
  34. 2-25
    11:20
    am

    I would say that Annabelle, and YOU, are VERY blessed!

    Nancy K. - Reply to this comment Reply
  35. 2-25
    11:39
    am

    She is so dang adorable!!

    Kacey - Reply to this comment Reply
  36. 2-25
    12:12
    pm

    I promise on this day, Wednesday, February 25, 2009 to NEVER, EVER again consume another lamb (shhhh, dont tell her I ever even considered it) chop. They will now forever have faces…….. :sheep:

    cgReno - Reply to this comment Reply
  37. 2-25
    12:19
    pm

    And if loving her is wrong, I don’t wanna be right.

    How could you NOT love her??? She is so adorable!!!

    Tori Lennox - Reply to this comment Reply
  38. 2-25
    12:20
    pm

    I swear she looks so darn adorable. I just want to hold her and kiss her nose.

    jean - Reply to this comment Reply
  39. 2-25
    12:29
    pm

    She is just to precious for words. I would mother the heck out of her too. Enjoy her while she’s little.

    Treasia/TruckersWife - Reply to this comment Reply
  40. 2-25
    1:46
    pm

    To cgReno .. oh, you beat me to it, there is NO way I could even think of a lamb chop after seeing these pix.

    Umm … Suzanne??? .. IS she meant to be a wool producer or will she eventually turned into .. gulp .. you know .. sniff sniff .. ?

    Julie Andrea in Englehart, ON - Reply to this comment Reply
  41. 2-25
    1:53
    pm

    Annabelle is a Dorset. Those are both meat and wool sheep. They don’t have the kind of wool Cotswolds or Jacobs have, of course, but their wool can be used. I think they are most often used for meat. But not Annabelle, I can assure you! She is a PET!!
    :heart:

    Suzanne McMinn - Reply to this comment Reply
  42. 2-25
    1:57
    pm

    I’m so glad you said you’re not going to eat her! She is so lovely.

    Well how would she know she’s a sheep if she spends so much time with you and the dogs!

    Winifred - Reply to this comment Reply
  43. 2-25
    1:58
    pm

    Ooops! Forgot to say you take great photographs and you have some great subject matter there.

    Winifred - Reply to this comment Reply
  44. 2-25
    2:00
    pm

    Woohoo! I love all the photos of Annabelle. :happyflower: She is a real cutie!

    Susan - Reply to this comment Reply
  45. 2-25
    2:17
    pm

    Annabelle is precious, and I still love her. Baby Brooke has a rocky lamb,we should call it Annabelle,ha,ha1

    Leah - Reply to this comment Reply
  46. 2-25
    2:53
    pm

    Awww, Annabelle is too adorable. Glad to hear she is a PET. *G*

    Brandy - Reply to this comment Reply
  47. 2-25
    3:26
    pm

    Suzanne, have you ever thought of turning your farm into a petting zoo?I would drive up there to see your animals.

    shirley - Reply to this comment Reply
  48. 2-25
    4:49
    pm

    Oh just so darn :sheep: adorable!

    Cama - Reply to this comment Reply
  49. 2-25
    4:49
    pm

    She’s so cute! I used to raise sheep as my 4-H project in high school. I was lucky and never had to bottle feed any of the babies. I love all the photo’s of her and her farm friends!

    Heather - Reply to this comment Reply
  50. 2-25
    5:26
    pm

    I love ‘er.

    IowaCowgirl - Reply to this comment Reply
  51. 2-25
    5:31
    pm

    Annabelle is tooo cute!

    Estella - Reply to this comment Reply
  52. 2-25
    5:41
    pm

    Annabelle is the cutest lamb…..makes me want one. She looks so perfect, just like a stuffed animal!

    Farmchick - Reply to this comment Reply
  53. 2-25
    6:44
    pm

    This post should be nominated for CUTEST POST EVER IN BLOGLAND. LOVE it, Suzanne!

    Melissa Marsh - Reply to this comment Reply
  54. 2-25
    6:50
    pm

    I love to see how much she’s grown and be able to share her life through your photos. I miss that little lamb, but I’m glad she’s so happy in her new home. She has so many friends, and a big furry puppy to sleep with. Thank goodness Coco is so tolerant. At least Annabelle is giving Coco the chance to practice protecting a sheep before she has to protect the big ones.

    WV_Hills - Reply to this comment Reply
  55. 2-25
    9:25
    pm

    Man, I’m thinking the lamb is one of God’s most beautiful! Top like 25 at least. :) I love the picture of her going down the steps so gingerly looking; and Coco’s protective concerned look. The adorable factor in your life is off the charts! Love love love it!

    Courtney KS - Reply to this comment Reply
  56. 2-26
    12:48
    pm

    just too dang cute for words !! :sheep:

    wheezay - Reply to this comment Reply
  57. 2-26
    1:23
    pm

    :sheep: babies are the best. Even cuter than the giant puppy!

    Jodie - Reply to this comment Reply
  58. 2-26
    2:43
    pm

    Gorgeous photos! This is my first time stopping by your blog, and I’m loving it. I can’t wait to read more!

    Candace - Reply to this comment Reply
  59. 3-1
    9:42
    pm

    She’s soooo beautiful.

    And you totally scared me with that offhand comment about Clover. I’m glad she’s having fun : )

    Ellen - Reply to this comment Reply
  60. 3-5
    9:22
    am

    My very first time here-how did I come about it??? Don’t remember-got so involved reading and seeing Annabell–I love her to pieces and you are a BEST Mom. I’ll be back. :happyfeet: Bobbie

    Bobbie - Reply to this comment Reply
  61. 3-6
    1:49
    pm

    She is TOO adorable! Makes me want to have a little lamb for a pet.

    Lisa - Reply to this comment Reply
  62. 3-10
    10:04
    am

    Hi,,,Yes Baby lambs are just about the cutest critters on the earth. I posted a couple pictures of our neighbors lambs on my blog yesterday. Our fun is about to start here, we have 7 Ewes that are due to start lambing somewhere around this Friday. I can’t wait lol
    I love the pics with the dogs and the jumping and running, is it OH so true 8)
    Cindy
    http://www.dhaenterprises.com/CountryMusings

    cinders - Reply to this comment Reply
  63. 3-10
    2:37
    pm

    I love her! How sweet! Can’t wait to see more pictures! Again, you can’t make something like that up!

    Jeanine - Reply to this comment Reply

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