My Happy Ever After

Well to be perfectly honest I have been so afraid of losing this precious baby that God has given me the privilege of carrying, I have had 2 happy healthy pregnancies and feel the odds of having a third are not as good. So with advice from a friend I am changing my mindset! Over the last few months of 2014 my husband and I discussed the timing to begin trying for another baby. I worried about our prior commitments, not wanting another May baby but certainly not wanting a Christmas baby either. I am in my cousins wedding in the fall. Finally I decided, God is the author of life, we will let Him choose our timing. So starting in January we discontinued preventing pregnancy and God chose to bless us with a baby right away! I suppose fertility is genetic because it certainly has come easily for my mom, sister and I. In my new mindset I see that this baby was chosen by God in His perfect timing to join our family and grow our hearts. I love each of my babies in a different, special wa...

Well I have joined the ladies I once thought to be crazy and chosen to birth our third child in the comfort and peace of our own home! The thought of that just sounds so wonderful and natural. The more I learn and the more perspectives I look through, I see how childbirth has been turned into being money centered instead of Mama-Centered. I've chosen my birth team and wow are they a perfect fit! The main midwife reminds me of my mom, how can I go wrong there? They get me, they believe in the same holistic approach that I do. I feel comfortable and at home with them. I even made a sweet friend from church who will be my doula and each time we talk I'm more and more excited for her to be part of this little team! I realize most people will not agree with this choice and at first Tim was a little unsure as well, but this is the choice I feel is right for our baby's birth and what I feel is right for me. We do live about 5 minutes from one of the biggest hospitals in the ci...