SO out of touch with LJ lately, I realized I hadn't announced Stephen's birth!


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I'm supposed to be looking up recipes for carrot cake. This is what I've been looking at instead.

So I don't lose track of it:
Post-partum doula reading list

( postpartum doula training schedule )

quote from Joseph Chilton Pearce's MAGICAL CHILD

"He (William F. Windle "Brain Damage by Asphyxia at Birth" Scientific American 1969) was concerned about childbirth practices. Specifically 2 questionable procedures: the widespread, automatic use of premedication and anesthetics and the usual practice of cutting the umbilical cord as soon as the ( Read more... )

For the record, yes, Ron Paul is still running. Yes, I'm still supporting him. How exactly, I can claim to support him, with no money to contribute, and my unwillingness to go help with our Meetup groups yard sale this weekend (which I initially swore off with a HELL NO, except I'll drop my stuff there instead of the DAV, and somehow got suckered ( Read more... )

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It's a girl! Pictures, weight and name to follow at a later date- she's over 8 lbs though. My longest labor ( Read more... )

My water broke right after I finished nursing Peter, around 10 after 10 pm. Contractions started about 15 minutes later, 12 minutes apart. Some pink tinged mucus- I think it's the real thing! Will update more later!

Alison
39 weeks and 6 days (40 weeks on the 15th!)

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stuff I want to blog on when I have time:

Camille our new kitten

Arthur our dog

Abinadi's new therapy schedule and living with his disability

Halloween, with pictures

Peter's 2nd birthday party, with picturesPatrick's responsiveness in sleep: then and now ( Read more... )