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 Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:14 am
** will be flashing between hours as Lovey gives birth**
For several days now Lovey had known that the babies were on their way. Her pain had been eased considerably and she had a strange energy that had been gone for many months now. She had even gone out and run and played with ‘Naci, who was, over a year old now. Hard to believe that the little one that had come out with such a special BANG was growing up. The extra hormones made her nostalgic at times. The babies inside of her seemed to know it was soon to be time also, so much kicking and squirming made the extra energy painful at times. While in a full canter receiving a “well”-aimed kicked to the ribs took any extra breathe away. Running had been a means to pass the time, a celebration of freedom before she began to dedicate her life to raising these little ones up properly. It also had served one more greater purpose.. She had found the place where she wanted her babies to be born.
A narrow strip of land had been walked back and forth many times, making Lovey wonder if it was a cave that many mares had given birth in before. She walked inside and it simply radiated a homey-feeling.. Like she was meant to be there and time was right if she chose to stay there. The cave itself wasn’t very deep which meant good ventilation and water wasn’t far either. Water was where the path led to. Yes, that would be the place.
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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:16 am
**5 Hours Later**
The sun had finally set and Lovey felt it safe to go to the special spot and begin to prepare to give birth to her little ones. The past few hours had passed rather slowly with pains beginning to pick up then leading off. None of them had been over powering, but just enough for her to wish it was time already. Finally, one had come and gripped long enough and hard enough that she had wheezed with the discomfort of it. They were coming more frequently and she still had about a half hour walk to get to where they would be born.
Lovey’s pace was slow, only going when she was free of the pain and just relaxing in the times when it did hurt as best she could. Nobody had spoken to her about what to expect and it was taking all of her smarts and patience to keep herself under control. She had sent ‘Naci about an hour ago to Aely to go fetch the baskets. Two had been made.. One with the colors of Biscuit.. And one with the colors of hers. What she didn’t know was that Aely’s mother had had a suspicion because of how round Lovey had gotten. One basket that had a cream and white even mix of both parents would be coming along for the ride. She just hoped that the babies made sense in their baskets.
These thoughts and patience finally got Lovey to where she was headed. A nice warm den of sorts. With no father around she wasn’t sure how the babies would be carried back to Aely’s teepee, but at least here they’d be warm and safe.
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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:20 am
**1 Hour Later**
The pains hadn’t gotten to be too bad yet, but the sweat that was forming on Lovey’s body let her know that more pain was to come. An hour had been spent, laying down and just focusing on air. She had a feeling that the babies wouldn’t be ready to come out and into the world for a few more, and right now she was just moving them down. How in the hell did that work? It wasn’t like she had a particularly long body.. Why couldn’t they just hurry up? For all the love in the world old Lovey couldn’t help but feel like fussing at her babies to hurry on out. She adored them already, but this pain was for the birds.
She closed her eyes and tried to fight back a few stray tears. There was nobody here for her right now, no daughter, herd mate, or as-it-was lover. She’d be giving Biscuit a good what-for if she had the strength to do so. He had left after their little tryst and in the past eleven months hadn’t run into him once. That was too much of a coincidence for her not to be mildly flustered. He had to have known she was carrying.. Right? A quick and small shake of the once foofy now plastered down mane and Lovey began to focus on what was important right now… Babies.
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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:21 am
**1 Hour Later**
No real thoughts or feelings were in her mind right now. The pain kept swamping her along with the strain of pushing when she thought it was right. How she knew that, she’d never be able to tell anybody except that possibly it was the in-born mother in her letting her have guidance through this. Most mothers wouldn’t speak of the birth itself because it was such a private topic, Lovey just hadn’t run into a mother that knew what was going on. Damnit, why hadn’t she spoke to Moppet? Even a raccoon’s words of advice would have been helpful. With those thoughts Lovey gave into her own focus.
Aely arrived sometime in the second hour of labor. Toting with her the means of having three baskets and bring Ignacia with her. She wouldn’t be alone to give birth even if she didn’t really know anymore what was going on and what wasn’t going on. Aely quickly checked over the mare, talking soothingly and praising her for making such a good bed for the babies to be born onto and in. They’d be comfortable from the time they were born til the time they were raised if Lovey always lavished such attention onto them.
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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:22 am
** 1 Hour Later **
Three babies. Three beautiful little babies. For eleven months Lovey had carried those three, sung to them, played with ‘Naci, and taken the best care of them that she could. In return the Lord had seen fit give her a third and breathtaking baby. How Aely had known she would never be too sure except that maybe all two-leggers made three just in case. She hadn’t allowed the babies to be put into a basket before she had memorized every inch of them.
Genders? Well she’d been too tired to think on that and besides a bit of a surprise couldn’t hurt.
She’d go left to right in the order that they were sitting on the ground..
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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:23 am
Baby One…
That baby on the left carried her resemblance almost all the way through. Where she had purple highlights this one had brown. Also the only baby that had gotten any of her purple that she could really see right now. The basket had a little yellow heart on it instead of her purple one.. And all of the babies hair had been too plastered down to tell if any had curls or long locks. Yes, this little basket was likely to stick by her side most if looks told anything about the baby.
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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:24 am
Baby Two…
Sweet little fudgie. She had already dubbed that baby as soon as it was born. This one took almost all of Biscuit’s looks except for having her white coat fade down the shade of brown. Where Biscuit was very striking brown, this one was a softer color and so very sweet looking. The only one that she thought mayn’t get her green eyes. All three babies had been too tired to care to let their mother see eye color though. This was just a hunch… Biscuit would be most proud of this one she had a feeling.. Although all three were so sweet and lovely.
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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:25 am
Baby Three….
And last but not least…
A perfect blend between both of them. Once again Lovey’s coat had watered down the shade of brown but this honey and white basket would be their complete 50/50 split. The baby took her white coat and his brown coat and divided it in half. She couldn’t believe that she had had three babies and this was her youngest. By the time she had gotten to this baby it had been impossible to really put too much details into looks. Instead she had nuzzled them all and finally allowed a fussing Aely to put them into their baskets.
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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:26 am
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