Today Dave and I went to watch part 3 and 4 of Ricki Lake’s‘More Business of Being Born’. (Sponsored by live with awareness-I also have a link to them on my birth page) Part 3 was Explore your Options: Doulas, Birth Centers,& C-sections. Part 4 was The VBAC dilema: What your options really are. … Continue reading
Today (2.15) is my birthday!! I have always loved my birthday…anyone who knows me can expect to hear about my birthday all month. Now that I am older I realize I love my birthday so much because my mom always made my birthday so special. I didn’t get a birthday party each year, in fact … Continue reading
Before Dave and I made the decision to go ahead and try for baby number two we agreed that if it happened we would want a midwife and would prefer to deliver at home. (Please read my blog post on why I didn’t want to deliver in a hospital if you haven’t already -so you know why ) My … Continue reading
I had a wonderful pregnancy (minus the 24 hr morning sickness in the beginning weeks;) ) with my first daughter, Charley. The week before I had my daughter I had a dream that I had the baby but didn’t remember what labor was like and I kept saying it over and over to my husband. Sadly, this … Continue reading
Announcement photo at 16 weeks!
Okay here goes…my first personal blog entry! …..If you don’t know, I am expecting my second child in July. I wanted to have a blog about my experiences during pregnancy and birth because I will be doing it very different then what I experienced with my daughter, who is now 3 1/2. I am planning … Continue reading
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