We had our final visit with MM today. I'm slightly heartbroken to be out of her very capable hands, but she calls herself our "tech support" and says we're still welcome to call anytime. She told me to seek joy in life, and I told her I do. Keats is pure joy. Even with the explosive diapers and late night feeding, he recognizes my face now and his ( Read more... )

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 )

Memories ( Read more... )

Thrush. is. evil ( Read more... )

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... )

Yesterday was the first due date my doc gave me, and tomorrow is the due date I've been stickin' with.

Despite that, MM says she'd bet it'll be three more weeks before I bust this little guy out ( Read more... )