( in which I go on and on and on... )

I am on bedrest again. I didn't rest as MM told me to for the past couple weeks and as a result I am experiencing extremely painful, uh, repercussions. She prescribed bedrest again and this time I'll listen. It is freaking miserable. Except I have this baby boy in my arms to remind me that it's worth it. And hopefully soon the excruciating pain ( Read more... )

Keaton is one month old today. I finally typed up his birth story, half of which I wrote down as it was happening, the other half I finished up after the birth, with the help of MM's notes. It's long and probably boring for anyone but me.

( K's birth story )

( me on how awesome I am? )

Thank you all for the well wishes and support. I love how loved Keaton is already ( Read more... )

Keaton Peter Davis Brown, born at 7:24am this morning after almost 24 hours of regular contractions. He was nursing 15 minutes later. 8lbs 6 oz, 21.5 inches long, born in our bed at home ( Read more... )

My laptop broke ( Read more... )

3 cm dilated, 80% effaced, baby fully engaged at 0 station. Being checked for this hurt like hell, wtf? MM says labor in the next week-ish. Maybe next weekend ( Read more... )

37 wk midwife appointment:

Baby is still ~7 lbs.
My total weight gain: ~17.5 lbs
The baby is ROA (was LOA last week), head down ( Read more... )

He was SuperHusband this weekend. Between the two of us, this weekend saw major accomplishment ( Read more... )