The Birth of Baby Boy Max Benjamin
I first met Rachel and Scott when they interviewed me for the position of birth doula during the labor and birth of their first child. I enjoyed the interview and I felt we were a good match. Thank goodness, so did Scott & Rachel as they [...]
Archive for December, 2006
"Birth Story"-A letter to Max from our Doula
Posted in Uncategorized on December 31, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Baby has arrived!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 29, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Birth story to follow..
Max was born December 20th ay 12:24 am. He was 6 pound 15 ounces and 20 inches long. I did an all nayural birth, which lasted 6 1/2 hours. I was lucky.ıreat feeding is great. He has gained 1 pound already and grew 1 inch since birth. I love this kid more [...]
Nesting & Cleaning
Posted in Uncategorized on December 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I wish I could figure out how to get this nesting feeling all of the time. Yes, my house is generally very clean but this nesting quality brings out the best in me-cleaning with detail.
At this point, all of our family is waiting by the phone and our neighbors have even asked. Luckily, I [...]
Mucous Plug
Posted in Uncategorized on December 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I lost the mucous plug this morning at 7:30 am and so now it is just a matter of time. I have no preconceptions of when that will be because only the baby knows when he wants to come into this world. But I thought it was ironic that I lost it on my official [...]
Happy Hanukkah and did not think I could get anymore tired..
Posted in Uncategorized on December 15, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Things are not horrible but man am I tired. I feel like he has no room. My ribs are getting pushed up into my arm pits and it does not feel good. It is the first night of Hanukkah and I am so happy we are doing take out Chinese food like a a good [...]
Midwife Update at 39 weeks pregnant
Posted in Uncategorized on December 12, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Today was our appointment with the midwife and all is good. He is just relaxing and enjoying the warmth of the belly. We talked about being overdue and what that means. We talked about stripping the membranes and induction. Basically this kid, otherwise known as sharky in this family, has till December 30th to arrive [...]
so tired..
Posted in Uncategorized on December 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
It has been tough to blog let alone use my mind in any way. I finally told work that I had to take a step back because my brain was not working. I thought I could work until the moment he decided to arrive. Well I was wrong and I am glad because I needed [...]
37 1/2 weeks Pregnant Belly Pic
Posted in Uncategorized on December 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
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Counting down…
Posted in Uncategorized on December 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I am trying not to get restless but not feeling too great these days. I have had the most amazing and easy pregnancy but these last two weeks have been tough and especially this last week. I am tired and ready to send eviction notices out. Update on how I feel. He is moving around [...]
