Expectations.  I had a few of them in regard to Miranda’s birth.  I expected that it would be my easiest labor.  I expected that it would be...

My 5th pregnancy has presented a challenge that I had not yet experienced.  While I have had Braxton Hicks contractions with all of my other...

Ellia's birth couldn't have been more perfect. There were so many answers to prayer regarding a variety of issues, and I am filled w...

4:30 She's here!! Arrived at ~3:47 Ok , so I posted at 3:35 last... Rebekah was in the tub and sooooo under control that I thought for ...

3:35 Grant here... Rebekah is doing great, she's dilated at 7cm and has settled into the hot tub. She's trying out different positio...

2:45 - We've been at the Birthing Center for awhile now.....when I got here, they hooked me up to a monitor for 20 minutes or so to make...

12:35 - Headed to the hospital.....I just had a issue with an aura, which is a vision disturbance that precludes a migraine....I laid down a...

10:00 - Contractions are steady at about 4-5 minutes apart....definitely intensifying. I've finally given the answering service a call...

I woke up this morning around 4:30 with mild contractions.....as they continued, about 8-10 minutes apart, I tried to rest until around 5:30...

At the request of my mom, I'm posting Annika's birth story. I guess it's fitting, since we'll be celebrating her first birth...

So Grant was hoping I would post "his" birth story, or rather, his account of Corban's birth. I never did write my version, so...

Fish Mama over at LifeAsMom just had a darling baby girl and is hosting a birth story swap today. I thought I'd join in with my favorit...