10pm - Go to sleep
12am - Wake up because Holly's cramping contractions aren't sleep-through-able
3am - Call Lis, our midwife
3.30am - Clear out living room, blow up and fill up birth pool
4am - Lis arrives
5am - Other midwives arrive for support, I keep warming up the birth pool with boiling water
6.30am - Holly guides Paxton to safe arrival in the birth tub
7.30am - Paxton is asleep on my chest
So there are the words...now, some photos...
22 comments:
Congrats! Very awesome news. I love the pics, sooo cute! Now come the sleepless nights, eh?:)
yay yay yay!!! awesome... i love you guys and i'm so excited for you!! he's beautiful! hard work, wasn't it?? (megan went all-natural, no drugs, too!) so SO worth it. eager to hear more once you all get some sleep!!
-paula
congrats! the pictures are amazing. I am so glad to see that everyone is healthy.
peace- dawn luecke
congrats!!! so so excited for you guys...looking forward to talking soon-
j and amanda
hooray hooray hooray! welcome, paxton!
-laci-
so awesome, congrats and enjoy EVERY moment!
so beautiful. what an amazing, fast birth story. you two are the poster people for natural home births!
love,
cassie
There are many shouts of celebration here in Lexington, KY. We love you guys so much! Congrats. God's blessing on all three of your lives and your big collective life together.
awesome! fantastic! "Changgih!" (which is a mixture of awesome and fantastic in Malay)
Well wishes all the way from Malaysia ... from 1 year old plus Elysia my daughter, Gareth (oour little boy who just turned 4 on October the 8th) - which means Paxton and him have the same birthday? and "Uncle and Aunty" Sivin & May Chin.
brings tears to our eyes. the three of you are beautiful.
damien and jenn
brings tears to our eyes. the three of you are beautiful.
damien and jenn
We are sooo thrilled for you guys! He is amazing! The first 6 weeks was the hardest for us. I remember so clearly the many 1 or 2 am's crying, longing for sleep while feeding, rocking, and convincing my babies that they were fully fed, changed, and need to be sleepy! :) What a ride this will be...it's awesome and you both will be incredible parents! Maybe we can get up there one of these days to visit you and meet the little guy! We love you! Love, Richelle...and family
Breathtaking! So happy for you 3.
Greg and Jolie
oh gosh. this takes me back to our own son's home birth. congrats. i don't know you guys, but we briefly met in dallas. i'm so tempted to just cry. this baby will totally blow your mind and create love (and strife) beyond your wildest dreams. i'm truly happy for you two... sarah jane in dallas.
so beautiful! i can't wait to meet paxton.
Much love and many congratulations coming your way from Minnesota.
Tony and Julie
wow. what a precious sight. many congrats and blessings to you all.
jodie and ryan (from the samson abode)
He is beautiful guys! Major congrats from your Florida friends!
Love you guys!
andrew & erin
Wow, what beautiful pictures. Congrats to you.
I'm so happy for you all! Welcome, Paxton. With love and best wishes,
Deb (formerly Seattle; now San Diego)
Whoa... Ryan's nipple...
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