After breakfast Amy walked out to the barn and found Scott already in the barn. He was coming out of the stallion's stall.
"Hey Amy."
"Hi Scott. So how do they look?"
She patted the stallions head as Scott spoke. "The stallion is probably 5-6 years old. He is a Warmblood so probably a show horse of some form and just guessing but probably that foal's father."
Amy laughed and shook her head. "Anything else?"
"He seems to be fine I did draw blood just in case. He needs to have his teeth floated and he needs a good bath. Other then that as healthy as a horse."
Amy grinned and turned when Ty walked in carrying Maddie. He had changed her into her brown "Horse Crazy" sweatshirt, jeans, and her cowboy boots. She ran over to Scott who caught her and transferred her to his hip. Maddie looked at the stallion curiously.
"Him sick?"
"No he's as healthy as a horse."
Maddie giggled and Ty rolled his eyes. Amy walked over to the mare and brushed the hair out of her eyes. "How's she?"
Scott set maddie down and patted the mares head. "She looks good. Probably around the same age as the stallion. Lucky you found her when you did, she's gonna pop within the next few days."
Amy smiled. "I was worried about her after I made her run."
"She's fine. I believe she is a warmblood too. Someone spent a lot of money on them."
"Well i'll try to find their owner. Until then could you please geld the stallion?"
Scott looked shocked. "Come on the horse is about to be a dad and your gonna snip off his manhood?"
Ty burst out laughing and Amy looked at him. "I could have you snipped while Scott's at it."
That sobered him up. She turned back to Scott.
"So can you?"
Scott was still laughing but nodded. "I can come by tommorow and do it in his stall. I can't have him at the clinic while I have 2 mares."
Amy thanked him and he left. Amy picked Maddie up and let her see the stallion a little closer. She held her tiny hand out to him and then petted him. Just then Georgie and Katie walked in. Georgie looked at the stallion and the mare then held Katie up so she could see. Katie turned to Amy.
"What are their names?"
Amy grinned. "They don't have names yet." She glanced at Maddie then to Katie. "How about Katie names the stallion and Maddie names the mare."
Katie smiled and Georgie set her down. Ty picked her up so she could pet the stallion with Maddie.
"I'll name him...Comet."
Amy smiled. "I love it." She carried Maddie over to the mare."What do you want to name her Mad?"
Maddie petted her then smiled. "Momma!"
Amy and Ty looked at eachother then laughed.
"It's perfect Maddie."
She grinned and kissed Momma's head.
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A few days later Amy was out in the barn when she heard a horse kick. She walked down the stalls and saw Momma lying down in her stall. Amy went inside and saw that her water had broken. She yelled for Caleb and propped Momma's head onto her thigh. Caleb came around the corner.
"What's up Amy."
He paused when he saw Momma. Amy looked up at him. "Call Scott or Ty now."
Caleb pulled out his cell phone as he walked into the stall. "Hey Scott it's Caleb O'dell. Listen Momma's water broke...No the horse Momma...Yeah Amy is right here with me...No Jack went with Tim and Lisa to the horse sale and Lou and Peter took Georgie, Katie and Maddie to the mall...No Mallory is on a date with Jake...Ok i'll tell Amy...We'll try...ok bye."
Amy petted Momma's head as she thrashed. "When will they be here?"
Caleb sighed and knelt down. "They're in Calgary. They won't be here for at least an hour."
Amy nodded she knew that she and Caleb could handel things until Scott got here. But after about half an hour Amy noticed that the foal was coming out transverse. Amy turned to Caleb. "Call Scott and put it on speaker."
Caleb called him and Scott answered on the first ring.
"Hey Caleb how's the mare?"
"Scott it's Amy. The foal is coming out transverse. What do I do?"
"Ok you need to turn the foal."
Amy went and put on elbow gloves and handed a pair to Caleb. "How much do we turn it?"
"Until the head is facing out."
Amy and Caleb together turned the foal. Momma thrashed and tried to kick them but eventually they got the foal turned.
They had just finished when Ty and Scott came running into the barn. Scott knelt down next to Caleb.
"How are we doing?"
Amy was panting and had to brush hair out of her eyes. "We got it turned but Momma can't hang on much longer."
Scott nodded. "We need to help her push." He handed Ty gloves and asked Caleb to go grab towels. "Ok Ty can you grab the front hoofs while Amy grabs the neck?"
Ty nodded and grabbed hold of them. Amy felt the neck and held on. When Momma pushed they pulled. Scott stayed by her head comforting her. Finally after one final tug the foal came out onto Amy's knees. Ty and Amy petted the foal and then Momma. They stepped out of the stall after the foal stood up. Caleb handed Ty and Amy old towels to help them get some of the hay off. Scott laughed at Ty.
"How about you take the rest of the day and keep an eye on the foal."
Ty nodded. He and Amy went home to shower. Amy had just emerged from the bathroom and went over to where Ty was sitting on the couch. Amy sat down on his lap and kissed his neck. He chuckled.
"You really are a tease."
Amy laughed. "I try to take full advantge of you while you're home. Plus no baby."
Ty grinned. "Yeah. I figured that even if we aren't going to start trying until next year but can we still practice?"
Amy answered by taking him by the hand and leading him into the bedroom.
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When they went back into the barn Ty and Amy found Maddie and Georgie looking over the stall door at the foal. When Maddie saw them she ran over to her mommy.
"Momma I went shoppin."
"Wow you did? What did you get?"
Georgie handed Ty a stuffed horse and a bag of clothes. "She and Katie wanted matching outfits."
Ty nodded and handed the horse to Maddie. "Why do you need a stuffed horsie? Look at all the real horsies you have."
Maddie smiled. "But I can't sleep with Buster."
Amy laughed and smiled at Ty, "She got you there."
They ate dinner with the family then went home. Amy had just given Maddie a bath and was now reading her Mary Poppins.
"The End."
She closed the book and carried Maddie over to her crib but Maddie started to shake her head.
"No, bed bad."
"The bed is not bad. Come on."
"No I want big girl bed."
Amy sighed. "Daddy and I will get you a big girl bed soon i promise but can you sleep in your crib until then?"
Maddie looked at the crib and then nodded. Amy set her in it and covered her with her favorite blankie. She quietly left the room and went into she and Ty's bedroom. He turned off the TV.
"She go down ok?"
Amy sighed and sunk into bed. "We're going to have to get her a big girl bed soon."
Ty nodded. "All I have to do is take the front railing off."
Amy nodded then kissed him goodnight and quickly fell asleep. She woke up a few hours later when she felt something move next to her. She turned her head and was slightly startled by the tiny blonde head next to her. Maddie was in between she and Ty wide awake with her thumb in her mouth. Ty was sound asleep. Amy sat up a little and looked at the clock 2:15am.
"Maddie why are you in our bed?"
Maddie spoke around her thumb. "I want Dada."
Amy sighed and pulled Maddie into her side. "Maddie you have to sleep in your bed."
Maddie shook her little head. "No big bed."
Amy groaned and just accepted that she wasn't going to win this fight. She pulled the blankets up over Maddie and fell back asleep. When Ty's alarm went off the next morning Amy groaned. Ty was starting to sit up rubbing his eyes and then noticed Maddie who was awake staring at him.
"Mad why are you in here?"
Maddie grinned. "I like big bed."
Ty looked at Amy and then to Maddie. "Well Daddy is going to set up your big girl bed tonight. Will you sleep in it?"
Maddie nodded and then sat up and started jumping. Amy shook her head and looked at her.
"No jumping on the big girl bed right?"
Maddie grinned down at her. "But Addie can?"
"No Maddie can't."
Ty reached out and pulled her down and tickled her. Amy smiled at them until Ty decided to tickle her too.
"Come on Maddie get Mommy."
Amy slapped him playfully. It was mornings like these that she is grateful for.
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Amy was walking into Georgie's school with maddie on her hip and Katie holding her hand. They knocked on the door and went inside. Today was Georgie's Fun Fitness Family Day. Since Lou and Peter were both busy Amy volunteered to go. She filled out a name tag for all three of them and stuck the stickers on the girls chest. Amy dressed them both in seafoam green t-shirts that said "totally cute" in silver writing, silver tulle skirts, grey leggings, and silver sparkly flats. She braided Katie's hair and put Maddie's into a ponytail. When they walked into the room they saw Georgie sitting at her desk and both little girls wanted to go see her. But the teacher told them to stand in the front and introduce themselves. Amy was the third to talk.
"Hi i'm Georgie's Aunt Amy and this is my daughter Maddie and Georgie's little sister Katie."
After they spoke Georgie was aloud to go see them. Amy passed her Maddie after she hugged Katie.
"Thanks for coming Amy."
"No problem. Lou feels horribla that she couldn't get out of her meeting."
Georgie rolled her eyes. "I told her I wasn't mad l;ike 6 times."
Amy laughed. "Well we are here to have fun right girls?"
Maddie and Katie both nodded. They walked outside and watched Georgie play soccer and then basketball. Amy had to put Maddie in her sroller to keep her from running to Georgie. When Georgie's class started playing the bean bag toss her teacher asked Amy if the little girls wanted to play. Amy let maddie out of the stoller and led them over to Georgie. She picked up Maddie and handed her a bean bag.
"Can you throw the bean bag at the hole?"
Maddie nodded and threw the bag. She actually hit the board but missed the hole. Katie didn't make it either but they both had fun playing with Georgie. When it was time for lunch they had just layed out the blanket for the 4 of them to have a picnic when Amy looked over and saw Lou still in her work clothes. Georgie smiled and hugged her.
"What did I miss?"
Amy showed her some of the pictures she took while all of them ate. Later in the afternoon the little girls played games with Georgie's class. Then the teacher handed out popsicles. Amy had to put maddie's in a bowl and feed it to her. Georgie rode home with Lou and Katie and Amy took Maddie to go see Ty at the clinic and pick up deworming medicine for the horses. They walked in and Maddie, who was half asleep, wiped her sweaty hair out of her eyes. They found Ty and Scott sitting at their desk.
"Hey Scott. Do you have our order?"
Scott stood up and handed her a box. "There should be enough for all the horses."
"Thanks."
Ty stood up and rubbed Maddie's back. "Somebody is tired."
Maddie smiled. "I went to G's school and played."
Ty kissed her head. "Did you like going to school with Georgie?"
Maddie nodded and Amy laughed. "I think I better get her home."
Ty nodded and said goodbye.
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Amy is super busy this week. Lily was coming for a visit alone, Peter's parents are coming into town, Maddie has the stomach flu, they just got in 3 horses that Amy needs to work with, and Ty was having a dinner for school on friday night and he really wanted her to go with him. Today maddie was throwing up so Amy felt that it was important to say with her. She had just made her some chicken soup and was trying to get her to eat some.
"Come on Maddie just one sip?"
Maddie looked at her and opened her mouth. Amy spooned some soup into her mouth and then wiped her lip. Maddie looked so pathetic. She was pale, she was shivering and she looked so upset. Amy and Ty both felt helpless. The doctor told them that they just needed to let it run its course. Maddie would only eat a few more bites for her and then she layed back onto the couch.
"Momma my belly hurts."
Amy sighed and felt her forhead, "i know Maddie."
Amy covered her with another blanket and then went to get her more medicine for her. She had Maddie take it and then she called Lou.
"hey Amy how's Maddie?"
"She spiked a fever again and she will barely eat for me."
"That's normal. Try giving her some gatorade to keep her hydrated."
"Ok but she is really starting to worry me."
"Amy trust me it's normal just try and keep her as comfortable as possible."
Amy sighed, "Ok thanks Lou."
"Hang in there Amy."
Amy hung up the phone and decided to answer e-mails. When she was done Ty was walking through the door.
"Hey how is she doing?"
Amy hugged him. "She ate a little for me but she's been asleep for a little while."
Ty nodded and walked over to where Maddie was laying on the couch and kissed her forehead. Amy sat down close to her.
"Has her fever come down?"
"Feels like it."
Amy layed down next to maddie she had never felt so helpless.
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Before Amy knew it Friday was here. Maddie had started feeling better the day before and Ty wanted to go on to his dinner. Amy agreed to go since Lily could watch Maddie. So at 6:30pm Amy and Ty got into Ty's jeep and on their way to the college. When they arrived Amy was shocked at how nice everything was. She had heard Ty tell stories of orientation and was expecting cow intestine picturse everywhere. They were seated close to one of Ty's friends. Ty immediatly introduced Amy to him.
"Hey Cory, this is my wife Amy. Amy this is Cory we have anatomy together."
Cory reminded Amy of Scott a little. "It's nice to meet you."
Cory smiled at her. "You too. Ty never shuts up about you and Maddie."
Ty rolled his eyes. "i do not talk about them that much."
They sat down and Amy kissed Ty's cheek. "I am so proud of you."
Ty smiled. "Thank you."
They danced and chatted with all Ty's classmates. By the time they made it home it was almost midnight. They sent Lily back to the dude ranch and Amy checked on Maddie. She was sound asleep in her bed. Amy shut the door and pulled Ty into the bedroom.
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Amy was shocked when she walked into the barn and saw Tim standing there. She hadn't seen him since he called her an irresponsible mother. Amy felt a wave of anger brush over her. But he smiled at her.
"Hey Amy."
"Dad."
She walked past him to check on Momma and her foal Honey. Honey looked just like Comet.
"Come on Amy don't be like that."
"How would you like me to be?"
Tim grabbed her arm and turned her to face him.
"You know what you did was stupid."
"Yes alright I know it was and I know i'm lucky that they called it self defense."
"You're right you are. Lucky they didn't have permisson from anyone to be on that property and they ruled you a concerned neighbor. But Amy did you think of your daughter? Of your husband?"
Amy sighed. "Yes but not until after they hit me. I don't want to limit myself because i'm a mom. I would live in constant fear. One of these horses could kick me and kill me, I could fall off of one and hit my head, I could get caught in one of Grandpa's machines, or I could get trampled. Dad I can't give up who I am because I am a wife and mother."
Tim looked at her and nodded. "I guess I was a little harsh."
"No you were right."
Tim held out his hand. "Friends?"
Amy hugged him instead. "Forever."
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