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I finally got to see my midwife this week after her long sunny vacation!  Everything looked really good and her prediction was a long, lean baby, weighing in around 7 pounds. After experiencing early labor symptoms this past Wednesday and then having labor STOP(!!!), I was more than emotionally drained.  My midwife offered up some…

This week, I thought for sure I was going to have this baby! On Sunday night and all day Monday, I felt extremely “laborish” and expected for things to kick into high gear by Tuesday morning. But by Tuesday morning, every thing had come to a complete stop. Not only that, the baby had backed…

With only a few weeks left before our baby arrives, we decided to sit down with our kids and ask them which baby names they liked and which ones were “no goes”!  We had asked all of you, our readers and viewers, for your favorite names that you thought would be a good fit for…

Week 37 was a tough one. Between not sleeping well at night and just feeling sick, the week was rough. However, due to the kindness of a neighbor and my brother-in-law and sister-in-law, my week was a bit brighter due to a delicious chocolate cream pie! Yum!!! I also finished my sweater that I was…

The week leading up to 36 weeks was rough. After finding out how low the baby was at the beginning of week 35, I didn’t want to get so close to being able to have my home birth and then miss it by just a few days.  So I stayed in bed for the rest…

This week, I have had two episodes where I have been woken up in the night by strong contractions, back pain and pelvic pressure. Both times, I was unsure whether or not I was truly in labor or not. That is something that I haven’t had trouble deciphering before, even after having five kids.  I…