Farm Life Gets BUSY!

Well as you may notice it has been quite some time since my last post. Life has been very busy. We just finished wheat harvest, but I suppose I should go back and start where I last left off.

Jeremiah was born April 30. He took his sweet time getting here. He was a week and a half late and took three days getting here. We went to the zoo while waiting for him to make his appearance. He was fine and I was doing OK so we just waited.
 
I had a successful and wonderful vba2c. My doctor thought I was crazy, but I had some wonderful midwives that were very encouraging and supported me in all my decisions, and a husband that was amazing through the whole thing. I drove 3.5 hours to every appointment so that I could vba2c. My first baby was 7 lbs 13.9 oz., my second was 6 lbs 4 oz so, we were expecting around a 7 lb baby. That was what the midwives thought as well. Well, when Jeremiah got here he was 9 lbs 1 oz. 20.5 inches. I am so thankful God allowed me to vba2c and gave me an exceptional birthing experience (not to mention a healthy baby and momma).

 Life with a newborn, a toddler, and a preschooler is hectic and I wouldn't trade my days with the kids.

Then mid May Ebony had her kids and Josiah named them Fluffy and Comfy. We have had a fun time bottle feeding them and playing with them. It is so wonderful to have fresh milk again. We also added another puppy, Striker. By this point you can tell it is spring at the Stum household with all the babies (ducks, geese, puppy, kids, and our new little one)!

A fried of mine got married in North Dakota so that meant it was time to travel. All three kids did wonderful for being in a car 11 hours one way. We took our time coming home through the Black Hills. We saw and did a lot of fun/neat things. We rode the steam engine, saw "George Washington and his crew" (according to Josiah who is 4), and went to Flinstone village among many other things.

The last day of our trip was Josiah's 4th birthday so we found him what he wanted for breakfast and then had his birthday party that weekend,

We get resettled in and get into a routine and then it's time for wheat harvest. We had some late freezes that did a lot of damage and then had a hail storm. We didn't have much left to harvest. We thought it should only take about three days. Well a three day harvest turned into a two week harvest with breakdowns and just waiting on wheat to be dry enough. Wheat harvest is now finished and it is time to start getting ready for fall to make sure everything is in excellent repair for a much longer/larger harvest, God willing.

That about gets you caught up on the happenings here!
God Bless,

Jennifer