One, two, three, FOUR!

 o  Just when I was ready to give up holding my breath, just when I stopped checking and resolved to  finally do my laundry, just when we thought we could make other plans, Ginger's dam broke. For two days Ginger appeared to have sporadic contractions, but nothing else. Then Wednesday, a bit after noon, there was a kerfuffle in the barn yard. The funny thing is that I had sort of stopped jumping straight to "is this it?" and had moved into "it'll happen when it happens", so when I sauntered out back I was a bit shocked to see not only my doe on the ground, but the beginnings of the amniotic sac  bulging from her backside!! I grabbed my supplies, and knelt by her side as the first kid popped out. A big boy! She was licking him, I was toweling him, and up she stands with two little feet hanging out next! So I look, and they are back feet, and I grab a towel to catch her from falling , and out she glides into the world! Smaller, skinnier, but perfect, a doe. We had confirmed twins with a sonogram, with the possibility of another that wasn't seen. Well, the "other" slid out looking just like Mama (only a boy), and he brought along a brother right behind that looks an awful lot like Papa! I was bowled over! FOUR babies for this sweet first freshener! She has been a wonderful Mama, too,  attending to each one's needs, unerringly patient.  Such a joy to have four new lives bouncing into our home!!