Sunday, October 18, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Taking a peek...
We went in for a sonogram yesterday, hoping to see a normal, healthy baby in a normal, healthy "nest". How the Lord has blessed us, and allowed us to see all that and more!
Of course, everybody wanted to be a part of the experience, so all six children filed into the examining room with their dad and me. They were very well-behaved, and most of them were able to make out the image of a baby from the blurbs on the screen. Science class! (You fellow homeschoolers will understand, ha ha!)
We took a look at all the vital parts, and she is beautiful, inside AND out. Yes, I said SHE! The doctor examined the images of her heart, her abdominal organs, her brain and facial structure, etc.. He explained that earlier that day he did a sono of a baby that was missing the front part of her skull. The room grew silent, and I'm sure I wasn't the only one pondering the fact that not everybody gets a perfectly-formed baby. We have always known that, should the Lord ever give us a child with birth defects, that we would take and love that child, and raise him/her for God, just like the others.
I get to carry this little miracle for just two more months. We continue to plan for a water birth at home. What a joy it will be to hold her in our arms!
"Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things..."
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Baby love
Just about ten more weeks, and I'll be holding a sweet little newborn! Just who IS this little one that distorts my round belly with those stretches and kicks? It has always amazed me each time a baby has been born, that they SLEEP all the time. What happens to that busy baby I carried around for so many months?? LOL!
I wanted to share this video with you, just because it makes me smile, not only to see these happy babies, but also to see that blessed mama enjoying her FOUR babies surrounding her. I hope it makes you smile, too!
Click Here for the YouTube video!
I wanted to share this video with you, just because it makes me smile, not only to see these happy babies, but also to see that blessed mama enjoying her FOUR babies surrounding her. I hope it makes you smile, too!
Click Here for the YouTube video!
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Good deal at Snapfish (dot) com
We are not at the point yet that we need any baby announcements or anything, but I know some of my readers are! If you go to snapfish.com and shop in their baby store, you can get 20% off the goodies they have there, like birth announcements, photo books, personalized baby books, and lots of other neat stuff. Shop by October 4th, and use the coupon code BABYLOVE when you check out.
...And I want to know what you order! :o)
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
Memories of Birth #3
I found these photos of when I was laboring with our third child, May 2002.
Nothing but good memories of this birth! I love my midwives in Texas, and had such a good experience at the birth center there.
Notice I'm not tied down by an i.v. and am free to labor in whatever position feels right at that moment!
Helen is applying warm counter pressure on my lower back. That was SUCH a relief, as my lower back aches terribly as the baby descends. She doesn't talk during the contractions. No one is bursting into the room while I quietly breathe through the contractions.
Birth is never easy. But giving birth in a calm, peaceful, home-like environment sure does make it an easier experience for me!
Labor was allowed to progress naturally, he was born in his own time (no rush), and was immediately placed in my arms. He was never taken out of my presence, and nothing was done to or for him that I did not know about. It was beautiful!
What a blessed birth it was. Thank you, Lord!
Nothing but good memories of this birth! I love my midwives in Texas, and had such a good experience at the birth center there.
Notice I'm not tied down by an i.v. and am free to labor in whatever position feels right at that moment!
Helen is applying warm counter pressure on my lower back. That was SUCH a relief, as my lower back aches terribly as the baby descends. She doesn't talk during the contractions. No one is bursting into the room while I quietly breathe through the contractions.
Birth is never easy. But giving birth in a calm, peaceful, home-like environment sure does make it an easier experience for me!
Labor was allowed to progress naturally, he was born in his own time (no rush), and was immediately placed in my arms. He was never taken out of my presence, and nothing was done to or for him that I did not know about. It was beautiful!
What a blessed birth it was. Thank you, Lord!
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Congratulations...!
...to my blogging buddy, Elizabeth, who gave birth to a beautiful baby boy on Monday, August 24! She wrote out her birth story, and you can read Part One here, and Part Two here.
Elizabeth has longed for a natural, intervention-free home birth, but has been physically unable to have her children that way. Her story is truly a Picture of Grace (her blog is aptly named) as God has kept her and her family in His care through all circumstances.
Congratulations, my friend! Enjoy that sweet little guy. :o)
Elizabeth has longed for a natural, intervention-free home birth, but has been physically unable to have her children that way. Her story is truly a Picture of Grace (her blog is aptly named) as God has kept her and her family in His care through all circumstances.
Congratulations, my friend! Enjoy that sweet little guy. :o)
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