We have an abandoned calf on the farm right now. Mary has named him Ferdinand because he is a black calf. (She said they name all the black calf's Ferdinand) He needs to be bottle fed two to three times a day right now. And, while I was home Mary and Jim both had to leave early for work. So, I volunteered to find little Ferdinand and feed him. I figured I'd fed plenty of bottles to babies and this probably wouldn't be much different.
It wasn't. Except, for the 4-wheeler, boots and huge bottle. Ferdinand also drank his bottle much faster than any other baby I have ever fed.
Mom helped out too. If you have never heard the story of Ferdinand I've posted it below. Enjoy!!
http://members.tripod.com/silvertongue7/ferdinand.html
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
Once upon a time in
Spain there was a little bull and his name was Ferdinand. All the other little bulls he lived with would run and jump and butt their heads together, but not Ferdinand. He liked to sit just quietly and smell the flowers. He had a favorite spot out in the pasture under a cork tree. It was his favorite tree and he would sit in its shade all day and smell the flowers. Sometimes his mother, who was a cow, would worry about him. She was afraid he would be lonesome all by himself. "Why don't you run and play with the other little bulls and skip and butt your head?" she would say. But Ferdinand would shake his head. "I like it better here where I can sit just quietly and smell the flowers." His mother saw that he was not lonesome, and because she was an understanding mother, even though she was a cow, she let him just sit there and be happy. As the years went by Ferdinand grew and grew until he was very big and strong. All the other bulls who had grown up with him in the same pasture would fight each other all day. They would butt each other and stick each other with their horns. What they wanted most of all was to be picked to fight at the bull fights in Madrid. But not Ferdinand--he still liked to sit just quietly under the cork tree and smell the flowers. One day five men came in very funny hats to pick the biggest, fastest roughest bull to fight in the bull fights in Madrid. All the other bulls ran around snorting and butting, leaping and jumping so the men would think that they were very very strong and fierce and pick them. Ferdinand knew that they wouldn't pick him and he didn't care. So he went out to his favorite cork tree to sit down. He didn't look where he was sitting and instead of sitting on the nice cool grass in the shade he sat on a bumble bee. Well, if you were a bumble bee and a bull sat on you what would you do? You would sting him. And that is just what this bee did to Ferdinand. Wow! Did it hurt! Ferdinand jumped up with a snort. he ran around puffing and snorting, butting and pawing the ground as if he were crazy. The five men saw him and they all shouted with joy. here was the largest and fiercest bull of all. Just the one for the bull fights in Madrid! So they took him away for the bullfight day in a cart. What a day it was! Flags were flying, bands were playing...and all the lovely ladies had flowers in their hair. They had a parade in to the bull ring. First came the Banderilleros with long sharp pins with ribbons on them to stick in the bull and make him mad. Next came the Picadores who rode skinny horses and they had long spears to stick in the bull and make him madder. Then came the Matador, the proudest of all--he thought he was very handsome, and bowed to the ladies. He had a red cape and a sword and was supposed to stick the bull last of all. Then came the bull, and you know who that was don't you? --FERDINAND. They called him Ferdinand the Fierce and all of the Banderilleros were afraid of him and the Picadores were afraid of him and the Matador was scared stiff. Ferdinand ran to the middle of the ring and everyone shouted and clapped because they thought he was going to fight fiercely and butt and snort and stick his horns around. But not Ferdinand. When he got to the middle of the ring he saw the flowers in all the lovely ladies' hair and he just sat down quietly and smelled. He wouldn't fight and be fierce no matter what they did. He just sat and smelled. And the Banderilleros were mad and the Picadores were madder and the Matador was so mad he cried because he couldn't show off with his cape and sword. So they had to take Ferdinand home. And for all I know he is sitting there still, under his favorite cork tree, smelling the flowers just quietly. He is very happy.
On the way down...
Getting her diploma...
On the way back up....
Yippee it all over and Mary is a graduate! Mom, Jim and Mary
Mary and Ryan. Mary was displaying her cap which was very nicely decorated just like any good VIS grad would do. 
On the way back up....
The 
I like things nice and clean so I thought this car seat under mat was a must! I also wanted to get a changing pad for the sideboard that I plan to use as a changing table. So, thanks to Dora, Brittney and Nola for their gift card to Babies R Us I was able to get both items for baby Mac. 
Ruth P. gave the little man these bibs and Nancy Goodman couldn't resist giving us Trevor's old bloomers! I love them!
Debbie P. gave me this boppy cover and Kelli M. gave me a few of her favorite things. Debbie R found this great little tikes toy and Beth picked out the airplane sippy for her cousin. Beth also thinks that the baby will call me, "Aunt Leigh Ann" not Mommy.
Your know we have to represent! Thank you to Jill and Candace who supplied the OSU outfit and Cora who picked out the Cincinnati Reds outfit. I can't wait to get a picture of Grandpa Eldon and baby Mac together in their matching outfits.
Best cake ever! This cake is from The Cakery. They also made my wedding cake. My favorite flavor is strawberry swirl and chocolate truffle, which this cake had both. I even was able to take some left over cake home with me. 
The ladies at the food table.
Maya, helping out. I think her dolls were helping too. 
