We are excited to announce that we now have a baby boy. He was born September 26 at 7:35 pm after 21 hours of labor.
He was 7 lbs 12 1/2 oz and 20 inches long.
We had a water birth for the first time and I would definitely do it again!
His sisters are so excited to have a baby brother!
And a proud Papa.
Thank you, Lord, for such a wonderful blessing!
4Potato’s Birth Story
4Potato’s arrival was the longest anticipated birth. We thought she was due December 29th but she did not arrive until January 20th.
She was born at 10:12 a.m. Jan 20th after 14 hours of labor. Out of those 14 hours only 2+ hours seemed like hard labor. I went into labor between 7 & 8 p.m. on Wednesday night. We called Paul’s parents over to spend the night after several false calls. I had been feeling like my body was preparing for labor although I hadn’t actually been having contractions yet… Things weren’t too intense but I was definitely in labor. We went to bed for awhile and things picked up around 2 am. We called the midwife to come over. Labor was pretty intense for an hour or so after Donna got here but then let up. So we went back to bed for awhile. I can’t really remember what happened after this. At some point after the sun came up my labor picked back up and I took a shower. Donna checked me afterward and I was at 7 cm as usual. She got ready for the baby’s arrival much earlier this time since 3potato had surprised her. After a couple of pushes we had another beautiful girl at 10:12 am. She weighed 7 lbs and was 21 inches long. Although she was later than we expected the midwife commented that she actually looked early. We were just off on our due date and I was so glad that we waited on God’s timing instead of inducing labor based on our timing.
This poem helped me get through the very long wait for 4potato’s arrival.
Waiting
by Robin Jones Gunn
Dear Baby, here beneath my heart,
I thought that you might come today;
The timing seemed just right.
But the stars are out
And the moon is high
And sheepishly I wonder why
I try to arrange the plans
of God.
For now I know
You will not come
Until the One who holds eternity
Rustles your soft cocoon
And whispers in tones that I will not hear,
“It’s time, precious gift.”
“Now it’s time.”
As I prepare for this new baby it is natural for me to go back and remember our previous birth stories. I thought it would be nice to have them all in one place. I have posted a couple before. Here is a link to 5potato’s story and 2potato’s story.
I can’t believe that August is almost over. This year has been such a roller coaster ride. It is time for me to settle in and prepare for the baby. He or she could arrive in just a couple more weeks.
Its funny but I am trying new things for baby number 6. I ordered cloth diapers! I almost switched over with Emma but then I chickened out because I was just too overwhelmed by the shear number of choices! I ended up ordering the sampler pack from nickisdiapers.com so I can see which ones work best for us. My package should arrive by the end of the week.
I also purchased a birth tub to use in this labor. I’ve always heard how great water is during birth but it has never worked out before. I bought this one from YourWaterBirth.com. I am really looking forward to using it this time around!
