Are You Ready to Meet Our Kid?

57 CommentsMonday • March 2, 2009 • by michelle

Well here she is:

Meet Pasqualina!

Pascalina (in Calabrese) doing her thing on the goatwalk.

A friend who raises goats recently gave us this little darling capretta because her mother didn’t have enough milk for all her babies. So we’ve been bottle-feeding her (*that* was a challenge to get started), and she’s settling in nicely.

We even play “nascondino” a.k.a. hide and seek, but YouTube wouldn’t cooperate, so you’ll have to wait for a video.

And before you ask, no, she will never be on the dinner table; this kid will be strictly for milk and breeding purposes.

How could you even think otherwise?

We’ve also been going for walks together. If you think she’s cute in these photos, you should see her hopping along on her leash! Gah! I’m *so* in kid love.

Any of you ever raised a kid? Any tips to share?

P.S. Thanks so much for all your questions on Friday’s post; I’ll answer them as soon as possible! Stay tuned….

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Posted in: life in calabria, pasqualina, scenes from village life

57 Beans of Wisdom to “Are You Ready to Meet Our Kid?”

1. JennDZ_The LeftoverQueen

   03.03.2009

   THIS IS SO AWESOME!!!! We are thinking of getting goats too!

   Woohoo! Kids for everyone!
2. Sara

   03.06.2009

   Awww, I just LOVE her floppy ears! She’s adorable!

   Thanks Sara…I love her ears too
3. Giovanna

   03.06.2009

   She is so adorable!!! I would love to have a cute kid wondering around my yard but I’d be afraid that someone would come and, well, you know. I’d be heart broken.

   Post her pic on Facebook.

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   Giovanna’s last blog post..As If You Care…

   I hear you. I don’t usually post photos on FB–everything is on Flickr
4. anna l'americana

   03.07.2009

   Too cute. Do you walk her with the dogs or separately?
   A new concept, Goat poop bags….(probably not an issue?)

   anna l’americana’s last blog post..No smoking in the dark….

   This weekend was the first time I took them all together…we need practice
5. Jennifer H.

   03.09.2009

   Oh my goodness….that is the cutest goat! I want one too!

   Jennifer H.’s last blog post..I Heard Spring Arriving

   Thanks Jennifer
6. Miss Expatria

   03.09.2009

   OK, Obviously I have to get back to reading people’s blogs and not just rely on Twitter. Because this was a BIG piece of news from you that I missed!!

   YOU HAVE A GOAT.

   HAHAAAHAAH! That is the most awesome thing ever! What an incredible opportunity!

   Miss Expatria’s last blog post..Pictures From The Sunny South Of France

   I tweeted about it too, but I was coy so you may have missed it

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