Last night the thermometer was reading -16 F. This little guy got too cold to nurse and had to be brought back into the house, warmed up and fed. When it is this cold lambs use a large amount of energy to stay warm and need to feed often to keep that energy up. This 5 hour old lamb needed a little assistance to get a good start. Before bed he was able to go back to his mother and twin brother.  He was doing great this morning despite the bitter cold temperatures. 

Lambing season 2015 has begun and it is going to be a cold one. 

It is totally normal to have a lamb in your guest room, right?

Today I bought a baby monitor. 

I am not pregnant! No matter how much my daughter insists on telling daycare that she's "getting baby sister" I am not pregnant.  But I did buy a baby monitor. 

A baby monitor with 1000' range, a camera and night vision; this baby monitor is more high tech than the one I have for my actual baby. For the past few years lambing season has consisted of me waking up every two hours, walking to the barn and checking the sheep with a flash light. This year I plan to use technology to my advantage and only wake up every two hours to check in on the flock from the comforts of my warm bed.