Tired first time parents 

Hello everyone! As I said, I am very bad with numbers and math. I've been notified of an error I made in my calculations. If you include the hook in the calculations you will get a slightly different result than if you make the calculations without the hook, the heavier the hook the larger the error becomes in the calculations. I don't understand this, but it seems to be right, luckily the hooks i use is not so heavy so the difference would not be so drastic for me. So if you want the calculations to be more accurate, just don't include the hook in the calculations, not in the original weight and not when you weigh it after a while to check how much it has lost. Now you know! /Mathias

I live in Seattle Washington. My 7 month old baby girl and I escape all the craziness of the quarantine and riots by watching your family. We enjoy your channel so much. I long for a simple life and she loves all the animals 😊 just wanted you to know that I appreciate you taking the time to share with us.

I remember those days with my two babies. Enjoy every moment. They are gone before you know it. Someone once told me “The baby/child times are the longest days but the shortest years.” So true. You will miss this time.

I am 82 yr GreatGrandmother from New Braunfels Tx USA, I love your postings and admire your working on your farm and for Both of You using English language. As a natural born Texas I can not imagine me learning Your language , as we Texans Say ‘’. You All are doing a good job’’. Love seeing the little guy also.

Never ever hold back when it comes to telling the World about nature. The World needs to get back to it's roots and the populous needs to relearn the natural ways. Many people today are to sheltered. I was raised on my Grandparents farm in the summertime and got a chance to learn the ways of nature very early. Be safe and well. Love to all of you. May the One God keep and protect you all.

You need all your friends to come put up their tents and stay for a month and finish your cabin and root cellar with you!

Do not worry about being behind. The chores can wait. Enjoy your time with baby Ivar.

Tova, you are like a mother kangaroo carrying the baby. I think he can hear your heart beating and that must be very comforting not to mention warm and safe. Sad about the sheep and cat, yes that is the life on the farm, it's real and not always cinnamon buns and rainbows.

One the the most important things I have learned since becoming a parent almost 9 years ago is that you can do things you never thought possible. You can live with little sleep, you can carry your baby around all day (and all night, at times), you can garden and farm with a baby, you can do all these things. It is like you gain a new level of strength each day. Love allows us to do the impossible. Another important thing I have learned is that the important things do get done. Some days the important thing is that your child was held and loved and comforted and that doesn't end even when they are no longer babies. It all works out when love is the inspiration for all you do. Thank you for your videos and all the work involved in making them come to life. Be well!

Every stage with a child is great. Try to take a nap when he takes a nap. The first night they sleep all night is a milestone. The first time they use the potty will be another milestone . Your English has greatly improved and your vocabulary is growing with each episode . He is a cute little fellow.

Ivar sounds like he is having a growth spurt to bring in more milk supply, Tova! That is a perfect time for momma to take 2 days to rest more, eat more, make more milk! Then you will have a happy baby until the next growth spurt -- around 12 weeks, perhaps? Your family is doing so well!

Matthias, I loved seeing you with the lambs. You have a tender shepherds heart, like our heavenly father. Ivar is beautiful. We have 3 children, 4th on the way, and they're all different, but the first one is the hardest in many respects. Be patient, he will sleep better soon!

Soon enough you may miss him needing your comfort. I do miss my 21 year old needing my comfort arms. 😊

Your videos are such a blessing in these self-isolation days. Greetings from Romania.

I truly love the warmth and affection you give to your animals and I can see how much they mean to you both. The scene @25 mins when you are hugging the lambs was wonderful and touching. Little Ivar has the best parents and is going to enjoy life at Talasbaun learning about nature and life.

Now you look like real new members of the global parenthood aka tremendously tired. My warmest welcome. I recall that as a new father I started to cry in the car because of a sad story in radio about kids having a horrible time in british children homes in the 70th. I did not recall having cried for ages before I become a father.

I wish I could be there to help you. Eventually you will work out a routine . Kisses and hugs to the Talasbuan farm. Slow and steady wins the race. Mathasis you are doing a great job. Tova drink lots of fluids for Ivar. You look beautiful as a new mother.

You two make such a lovely couple and family. Wearing baby as you go about your chores is so wonderful and soothing for both baby and mama. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. ❤️

I'm sorry for the loss of the mother of your lambs. It's always sad to lose those you've cared for and loved. You have a kind and tender heart.

Hello, guys! I only would like to tell you that I admire you both!! I honestly can't understand how you manage to take care of all the animals you have in this wilderndes without electricity and hot water. My parents have only one cow, one calf, two pigs and five chickens and they put a lot of work behind it everyday. You are truly amazing people with your optimistic attitude and your big love to nature and animals. Keep this way and take care of yourselves! Greetings from Germany❣️

I'm sorry for your loss of the Momma to the beautiful lambs. 😭😭 I cried but, thank you for sharing w/ us that happened. They see you now as their mommy/daddy.

So much new life around you right now. Those darling little lambs! Oh yes, there are days when you can accomplish nothing beyond holding and soothing and singing the little one, and you want nothing more than to get some sleep. I assure you, when your children are grown, there will be days when you will want nothing more than a tiny, warm, sweet-smelling bundle to hold against your chest. Thank you again for sharing your lives with all of us!

I live in the US and on my farm I hang cds from trees with string and they spin and throw light everywhere and keeps the hawks away! Even at night they collect light and flash a bit! Works for me maybe it will work for you!

It’s hard not being able to sleep I know but that means you guys are wonderful parents. He is growing so fast he’s so cute

Oh how I wish I could live like you guys. My biggest sadness in my life is never having had children. Breaks my heart every day. Much love and blessings to you all, from England.

I love your compassionate farming, you really are a model for how farming should be. Your little one is gorgeous and thriving, please be proud of yourselves for your fantastic achievements. Thank you for a wonderful episode.

It is so exhausting to be a new parent. Truly, utterly, exhausting. It’s just so wonderful and difficult at the same time. It does get much much easier. You are in the most grueling stage... it will pass quickly, though. Best of luck.

Theres nothing better for your baby than to sleep hearing and feeling moms heartbeat!! I love your videos!!!

I love the way you love all your animals. I pray that you get good sleep because I know how tired you are now with the baby.🙏❤️

So nice to see you again. What a sweet family. Thank you for sharing your life with us.

For a couple so far behind on chores you seem prity much ahead of the rest of humanity in life. Keep the spirit.

I could listen to the sound of the birds and rushing water all day. It quiets my mind and soothes my spirit. Thank you for doing that!!

The part where you explained how the lambs lost their mother... touching to say the least. Mother nature gives and takes.

I am so delighted to have come across your bed channel. Your honesty and simplicity is a joy to the heart. The empathy that you have will all your creatures, especially the two orphaned lambs is a true gift. You are richly blessed in ways that many of us can’t even comprehend. Thank you for sharing your lives with us.

The mother goat story and her babies nuzzling you made me cry. These videos are just so genuine and honest and raw. So much talent.

My favorite part was when the baby lambs came for their feeding 🤩😍🥰🥰

The lambs adore you, it is sweet to see. What a beautiful breed.

From Germany, we wish you in Dutch (we’re Dutch) : Gefeliciteerd & welkom Ivar !

MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL

Tenderness and tenaciousness, even amongst the tiredness, and all in the midst of whatever Mother Nature sends your way. This is how it is, some days. We have an expression that says, "Some days, you get the bear, and some days, the bear gets you." I well remember my first Winter in North America, as a new immigrant, newlywed, a new mother, and my husband fell and snapped his ankle two days before Christmas. Sometimes, our steepest learning curves reveal new strengths to us. As a sheep farmer's daughter, I know the heartache of losing a breeding ewe in such a way. Nature can be cruel. And, vet care is often expensive, too. It shouldn't be a consideration, but it is. So lovely to see Ivar thriving so much, from the very beginning.

I can feel the love and compassion you have for the baby lambs and their unfortunate mother and siblings... your heart is so big and gentle, I admire your kindness

What a perfect little life you two have created.

You make coming back to face how things stand after winter look easy. I'd call it patience but maybe it is wisdom.

Thank you both for the calm that you bring to my life. I love being with you both, listening to your stories of daily life. Ivar is so lovely. I recall when I used to carry Sean and Meghan in the pouch on my chest.This time is important, for all three of you so please try not to worry about what you aren't doing and 'go with the flow'. Here in Vermont we are still on lockdown and I, at 77, a diabetic with lung issues and having had a stroke last August must be extra careful so for almost 2 months I have not been outside because I also have a broken knee and walking is no fun. I am happy, remarkably. Basically I am a home body !! My friend John and I were laughing the other day, saying how little we are really affected as our lives do not change much while others have been badly disrupted. It was very nice to see you had a new video out . Thank you , again.

Scene at 25:00 was so sweet. Thank you for sharing. Your soul shines through in these videos, a lover of animals and steward of the land. The brown lamb is so insanely cute

Greetings from Lebanon again, thank you for your videos ☮️ 💖

Omg when he talks about the sheeps mother....i cried so hard. Bless you guys for caring so much

I love the peaceful feeling that you express through your videos. I watch and just relax. I also love the attention that you give to all your animals. Watching the sheep makes me wish I had some. Very gentle, beautiful animals.

I am so sorry for your hardships with your ewe. I love and respect your honesty about it. Ivor is beautiful and a very satisfied baby for sure. We are in lockdown in SC in America. Sheltering at home. I always had to nap when my infants napped, I was so tired. She has an “Elizabethan collar”. Rest, take care of yourselves, hugs and kisses to all three of you.

Thank you for this lovely video. Your landscape is so beautiful. What a cute baby your son is. He's so lucky to have you both as his parents. Unfortunally of the mother sheep. Best wishes from the Netherlands, Marianne

Your English is wonderful! Ivar is a heavenly little guy, what a blessing to have a spring baby. It will get easier.🌷🌱😌

I love your intense caring of the animals, family and land! Thanks for sharing.

What a handsome little man 😊 Y’all are doing a great job with him and running the farm. Just don’t push yourselves too hard. We are so happy to hear from you!

Congratulations on such a beautiful son. Ivar looks so warm, sweet and well cared for. :)

I am a new subscriber, and the story of your days is soothing for me. I am a city dweller and it is not as peaceful as the rural country. I live in Minnesota, USA and northern Minnesota is still unspoiled and the forests are beautiful. We like to go there. Although your life is lots of hard work, I can feel the peacefulness in all of you, even baby Ivar. Your choice of living off grid is wonderful and beautiful to see. Thank you for sharing your experiences. Bbfn (I always say bye bye for now as ending)

Such joy seeing the little one and such sadness seeing the two orphaned lambs. This video took me on an emotional journey. Take care! Hugs to all three of you!!

Its very peaceful listening to your daily routine.

Beautiful country, nice video, handsome young man you guys made together!

The closeups of Ivar!! 😭😭 Chin up & he will grow up so FAST! You want them to grow up but then they do & want them to be tiny. Enjoy every moment w/ him, you will cherish these beautiful, tiny, small, sometimes hard hehee moments.

I love your videos. Love from England UK xxx

Quite the saga with your sheep pack leader :sigh: It was good of you to share this. Life, at times, is heartbreaking - we know and experience this every day all over the world. It's part of our human condition. What good is this communication outlet if it's not used for being honest and sharing the things that matter to you? And Baby soothing - it can be a full-time job sometimes. I don't recall a lot of things but I so remember those days and nights when I was crying right along with the baby. This too shall pass. Love to you guys. Gabby in Florida, USA

You two have a lot of responsibilities, but I just know you are up to the tasks at hand. Farming has such ups and downs, but is worth it in the end. Sorry for your loss of the sheep, but congratulations on your new addition to the family. Happy parenting with all the new life on your farm.

Ivar is so cute. You are not going to sleep any more like before, this is how you know you are a parent ! Lots of new life around you, nature is waking up a new cicle starts as always. Wich you all the best.

I love all of your videos. Such sweet baby lambs. I got attached to my chickens even though I had dozens of them and then (Coyote? Fox? Bobcat?) 'something' started dragging them off I promised myself I wouldn't keep getting attached to them but it is hard. We form a bond with them and they form a bond with us too. I used to raise Nubian goats and they sometimes had problems that seemed to never end. Sheep seem to be a little more hardy than goats. Not sleeping when the baby sleeps is hard at first because you want to get things done, then you realize you're only running on four hours sleep and need that precious few more minutes/hours when he is sleeping so you can sleep too.. You guys are great parents.

I love your channel and how you're living in the traditional, European way... so inspiring! I'm wishing y'all the best and a very happy spring in Sweden! No more tragedies, and more enjoying your beautiful newborn.

Appreciate seeing all you show and talk about in the videos. Ivar is such a blessing from God and it will be so exciting to see your son grow and learn along the way.

You are the best what I've seen. So much love and happiness. Thank you!

It is so good to see your little family again. You are both doing such a good job with your animals and sweet baby. Blessings to you all. This time will be remembered with such happiness.

Grand looking boy, enjoy your time with him, raising children is the hardest job you will ever do. Won't be long you will have him tagging along by your side..

Such sweet noises. I love baby noises. It's hard when you are in the exhaustion of caring for a baby, but take the time to enjoy her. When you look back on this time it will feel like you blinked and your baby is 5 years old.

Oh that little baby cry, it brings back so many memories, it is hard the first few months but rest assured you will find a way and it will get easier , my children are 22 and 12 years old.

What a gorgeous baby boy! Spring is beautiful on your homestead! God bless you all.

I was going to cry when you said the lamb lost their mother.You say you like make your own food in terms of butchering, but you don't like emergency like this. It is so touching.

It is wonderful to see the three of you together. You will hear this a lot and I will also tell you, looking back, the time with your young one goes quickly so enjoy as much as you can.

Awwwe!! You're doing so well.. Take one day at a time. The baby looks so healthy.. I love spending time watching your family❤️❤️❤️

you are a beautiful couple... So simple yet so intelligent.. but it is what I would expect from your country... you are amazing ambassadors of a lovely and very beautiful part of Europe .. Be at peace and be kind for this type of message is what the world needs to hear right at this moment... From New Zealand

Don’t despair with the new baby. He’ll eventually start sleeping. My first one kept us awake off and own for 10 months. He sure is a pretty baby. Be careful with that hawk around, they will try to get small animals. My blessings to you all!

Relax into the exhaustion and pain, just watch your baby and do the bare min. You'll get used to it but only if you don't fight it. Weird advice but hard earned, trust me. Mama homesteader of 5 girls under 11 here. #5 still is not sleeping and she's 22 months 😂.

Congratulations 👶🏼🍼 . He is super cute!

I hope you have fewer “cranky” days, and all of the wee ones thrive. Watching a glimpse into your lives gives me such great joy, it is hard to explain to others when I speak of your channel. . I think your calm approach to life teaches me to slow down and enjoy what I have been given. You are doing such a great job. I look forward to seeing another episode.🌲

I love your channel. I discover your channel today and I become addicted in your vlog. Living simple and away from crowded city. From Philippines 🇵🇭😍🥰

You’re back! Best wishes to you and your new additions. We missed you! Thank you for the cute shots of Ivar.

Hi Tova. Thank you for the link. I really appreciate you took time to send me that. Ivar is already growing and looking healthy. It’s such a precious time that goes way too fast. Kind wishes. Seren xx

Enjoy the spring at your new pace.....Ivor is gorgeous! Thank You for sharing....♥️🇵🇳

I think that you all are doing a wonderful job living out your dreams, and people like me can live it to by watching you, please don’t stop.

Mathias, I love how you are always inhaling the scent of your animals. and how much love and care both of you show to the animals.

I know the baby is about 2 years now, I just found your channel recently. That baby is beautiful. God bless you all

Bless your heart! You are such a lovely family. I enjoy watching your life flow. I’m so sorry you are having some rough & sad times. I will pray for you & your beautiful farm. I know God is good. Things will get better.

As tired as you are I think today's parting shots were the most beautiful I have ever seen of you Mathias, Tova, and Ivar. A New Family is a pretty thing to behold! God's blessing upon you!

HOW LOVELY! SUCH a beautiful little family. Yes, there are sacrifices to be made when the family gets larger...but OH the REWARDS! You are young and it takes the energy of the young to raise a family. BUT...you are also homesteaders, with soOOoo many projects on the go. Do NOT let those 'projects' overwhelm you. Taking care of food, cleaning, animals take precedence over building. Things will come together, people/family will assist you...especially now...as they will all want to hold and see your HANDSOME/healthy Ivar. One day at a time dear ones. A secret to overcoming fatigue = count your ABUNDANT BLESSINGS! I know you do. My prayers for your health and God's blessing upon you n' yours. Thank-you most kindly for sharing your wonderful life with us.

Why are those little baby cooing sounds so darn cute?! I could listen to that all day. So satisfying and pleasant 🤗

Beautiful family ...

May God bless his little life......Great video. Thank you.

Hello friends...from Maine, USA. Love your video. Glad all is well with you three.

I'm a new subscriber and your son is beautiful. Your lil home stead is wonderful. I enjoy watching your progress. Sorry to hear about your Ewe passing.

I like how you take life in all of its complications, as just part of living. No point getting too upset about things that you can't change. You just do the best you can, and have confidence that tomorrow will bring a new opportunities for success.

Thank you so much for inviting us to share your journey.

I am enjoying your vlogs so much. It’s lovely to see the kindness you show to your animals. And just the beauty of your life together. Thank you for sharing.

We are way behind in your vlogs but we just wanted to congratulate you. The birth of Ivar was so touching and loving. We just started to follow you before Christmas. We love what you do, all the hard work and now with your beautiful baby Ivar, not easy. We are at number 69. . You have a beautiful homestead. You should be proud of all you have done. We are in our late 70ties and would have loved to do what you do. Sweden was a place we wanted to visit but our age and Covid has put a halt to travels. By watching you we travel. My husband who is a carpenter and craftsman would have loved to give you a hand. We are here in Quebec, Canada enjoying your vlogs. All the best for 2022. Once again, congratulations ! (Regards Ann and Emile)

Sorry to hear about your leader sheep 🙁 wow, what an accident with the cat! 😳 luckily she is healing now! Ivar and mama looks healthy and comfy))) So nice! some days are tough, but... all is good! bird singing was nice, thank you 😉