Yeah! We welcomed our new little guy, Kip, into our lives on May 8th, 2012. He actually looks a lot like me, and seems to have a very easy going personality thus far. He's very patient, and gives me a fair amount of time to still tend to Mia.
I had the honour of having 2 fabulous midwives, my best friend, my mom & my husband by my side during labour & delivery.
As a girl who likes to be bendy & happy I went into the delivery with a positive frame of mind, still gabbing on, walking through the contractions. I enjoyed the people around me - they shared funny stories, brought me delectable Strawberry Lemonade Smoothies, stale donuts (not their fault) and kept the mood light in the dreary hospital room.
A natural birth is not for everyone - and frankly if - a giant IF - we were to have a third baby I would go au natural once again. My midwife talked me through with a soothing meditation and a tootsie rub she has perfected. Each contraction she helped me picture myself away from where I was, visualizing waves instead of pain. It was relaxing (as much as it could be). After 10 minutes of true, hard-core contractions the urge to push was so overwhelming I had no choice but to let my body do what it wanted to do. I barely had to work though. My muscles did what they are trained biologically to do. 2 pushes later, Kip entered the world.
Now I am back to Yoga as a great way to re-tone my tummy, and of course help me learn that all important balance of raising two babies without losing myself entirely. I have only practiced it twice thus far, and I am proud of that.
I have this serene vision of what life is supposed to be like, but I don't sincerely have the energy to actually help it come true - yet!
