Calamity had quite the eventful Sunday. We were expecting her to give birth about three to four days from today. However, when we woke this morning, we could hear Calamity's consistent yelping from our bedroom. It sounded like she had reverted back to her old yelling habits. We knew she was due anytime now and we figured the sounds were because of her discomfort.
We went about our day, just as we normally would. Jake went off to do chores, I went to church to help with Sunday school, and impeccable timing goes to our good friend Corey Baron who decided to come visit for a few days during her spring break. We all would've predicted today would be just a simple day- we were even hoping to plan a hike with this beautiful weather.
Jake was working at a neighbor's, while Corey and I had brunch at home. We decided to go for a short walk to enjoy the weather, but before we did, we passed by the goats and something seemed a little off with Calamity. Sparing the brutal details, there was evidence coming from Calamity's body that made it very clear she was ready to give birth. I gave Jake a call, he said not to worry, even if she was early, it would take a couple hours. Corey and I went for a walk, chatted with the neighbors and when we got back, Calamity's "evidence" turned into much more. She had a large bubble just waiting to emerge from her. Again, I called Jake, he assured us he would be home in time. Meanwhile, Corey and I grabbed a seat and waited just in case Calamity would surprise us. As we watched carefully, we could see a little white ear in the middle of her bubble and we could hear her pushing, trying to let this little creature free. Jake finally got home and with some coaxing he was able to help her get her firstborn out. Sadly, we could tell right away that this baby didn't make it. For a little bit, we all were bummed out, hypothesizing what could have gone wrong, why Calamity lost a firstborn kid for the second season in a row. Last season, Calamity only gave birth to one kid and it too did not make it alive.