In an effort to not make one humongous, ginormous post with everything related to Lylah’s birth I’ve divided it up into three posts: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (you are here!) Saturday February 11th I woke up super early, even before the kids, with a really strange energy pulsing through me. I think I […]
If you haven’t read Part 1 of the birth story background, go do that first! The week leading up to Lylah’s birth (38 weeks) I had this gut feeling it was going to be my last week pregnant. Every time I felt a discomfort, heavy, achy, not able to hold Sadie in my lap well […]
Lylah’s birth story is so much more involved than just the nitty gritty details of contractions and when things happened on her birthing day. No, there was so much soul work done that God began doing before I even saw those 2 lines on a test last May and His work carried through my entire […]
Writing my last post helped me work through many of my struggles and fears as I awaited Sadie’s arrival. The next day I woke up full of peace and this feeling that God would work it all out with the sickness going through our home and Mark not being able to be at the birth. […]
All my babies have been late, or would have been if not induced on their due dates. I didn’t expect anything less from Ashlyn, I even set my due date a few days later (January 9th) based on my charting rather than the typical last missed period (January 5th) dates most people use to help […]
As you may remember part I of Jaxson’s birth story was last Friday on his due date, November 5th. I labored for hours, getting to 6cm before it stalled. And we waited and waited for it to kick back in. Thursday was another round of prelabor, having contractions all night and well into the day before they […]
It’s happening guys, finally. I’ve known since Anna was born that God gave me this gift of writing to use it for His glory and write a book (or two) about our adoption. It’s been a long, long process that has changed perspectives a few times. I finally have a clear vision of the […]
Hi, mommas! Having now had 6 amazingly challenging, rewarding, and Holy Spirit filled births (4 of those 100% natural), I wanted to share what I’ve used over the last years to achieve my birthing desires. Birth to me is so much more than just about the physical aspect of preparing. Sure, I gather our home birth […]
I was so honored to be asked by Talk About Adoption‘s founder Callie Jett to be the birth mother interviewed for her film a few months ago. I have a separate post prepared for all the behind the scenes pictures and emotions, but today I will go ahead and share the final film! This premiered […]
I’ve known Callie from Talk About Adoption for about a year now through Birth Mom Buds. I truly feel like God crossed our paths for a reason. For one, she lives not far from me. Can I tell you how awesome it is as a birth mom that felt alone in my school/city/state for years […]