Lauren arrived at 3:48 on a Saturday morning. By Sunday morning we were checked out of the hospital, and I debated heading to church with the rest of the family! I felt pretty good at that point, but I was reminded over the next few weeks that my body definitely needed to recover. The hospital stay itself was a bit […]
Month: February 2020
Lauren Arrives (Birth Story Part 2)
Read Part 1 back here. Almost as soon as Dr. F walked in and checked me, he calmly told me I could push anytime and meet my baby. Say what? I confirmed with him that I wasn’t even dilated to 10 yet, but he maintained that I was just a couple good pushes away from having a baby. He and […]
Welcoming Lauren to the World (Birth Story)
This is the story of our fifth child’s unmedicated, unbelievably beautiful birth. It does involve blood, sweat, tears and some other bodily fluids so if that’s not your jam feel free to skip this post! I was asked several times during this pregnancy whether my babies tend to come early or late. I always responded that I’m only punctual when […]