My Homebirth Slideshow & Birth Story

I'm still enjoying my babymoon and trying to get back in the swing of daily life with a graduating senior, a kindergartner, a preschooler, and a newborn who are all with me all of the time :)

I wouldn't have it any other way.

But while I'm gradually working my way back into to "bloggityville", I thought I'd post something worth reading/watching.

And yes...you read it right. I had my baby at home...on purpose :)

Check out the SLIDESHOW and the BIRTH STORY!

Baby Boy Has Arrived!

We don't have a name yet but....we do know his name will start with a "J"

Baby Boy was born at 3:59 pm, Monday (yesterday) afternoon.

He weighed in at 7 lbs 15 1/2 oz (our smallest baby so far) and is 19 1/2 inches long.

We are all doing fine and resting well at home.

Yes...I'm STILL Pregnant

I have done such a poor job of keeping up with my blog during this pregnancy. There has been a lot to share but I simply haven't done it.

Since I'm virtually at the end, I figured I give a quick update and then announce the birth of baby #5 when he or she arrives.

So, I am officially overdue...once again. I have never had a baby to arrive on or before his or her due date. I thought that with the more babies a woman has, the earlier they come. I had first settled on 11-11-08 as a date that had a nice ring. That may sound silly, but with my first child, I was due on October 25th and prayed and asked the Lord for November 1st baby. I wanted the little one to come on a Friday so that I could rest over the weekend and go back to class ( I was in college ) on Monday. The Lord heard my prayer and my oldest baby girl entered the world on the date I preferred.

No such luck this time. I did pray and request 11/11 but it's now 11/22 and I'm still "heavy with child".

Since Sunday's is my day to look my best, if I'm still pregnant tomorrow, I'll take a shot and post it then. In the meantime, here are a few photos of me pregnant in the recent past.

Here I am at six months:

Oh...and I haven't been pregnant by myself either...

for a hot split second, me, my sister, 'Silla, and sister-in-love, Kanika, were all preggers...



Then 'Silla had to go and unload her precious bundle...

So now, it's just me and 'Nika left...

That is ... until we found out that my cousin 'Wynt is pregnant with TWINS...


Can you say FIVE BABIES in NINE MONTHS...

It's gonna be a circus around here :)

Here I am with my once again skinny, uninhabited sister. I'll be like her sooner than later. I just keep telling myself that this baby will eventually come out.

So, I'm on the verge of bringing another person into the world. Will the birthday be tomorrow? We'll see won't we? :)

Maxi Pads And Milk

One of the best things about being pregnant is that you don't have to buy maxi pads for awhile.

Seriously.

It's one of the perks from the job of carrying another human being around in your own body for the better part of a year.

I recall towards the end of '07 that I needed some pads and made a trip to the store specifically to that end. I walked to the feminine products aisle, found my favorite brand and then proceeded to walk to the checkout.

It just didn't feel right to be strolling through Walmart with just a soft square bag of female diapers in my hand.

I made my way back to the feminine products aisle and put the pads back...

Yes...I put the pads back.

I waltzed back up to the front of the store, got a basket, and made my way to the back of the grocery store where the diary products are located. I picked up a gallon of milk.

I then criss-crossed the store diagonally and went back to the feminine products aisle that I had visited early, grabbed the bag of pads, threw it in the basket and proceeded to the checkout.

There's just something about going through Lane #11 with a bag of pads that screams...

I'M ON MY CYCLE AND I'M DESPERATE FOR MORE PADS NOW!

At least with the gallon of milk, it might have made it seem as if I was a little less desperate. Maybe I would have needed the pads in a couple of days and just decided to proactively pick them up as I took care of my REAL need of replenishing the milk for my children.

Yea...that's it. It's about my kids....

Somehow, adding the milk to the maxis made me feel a little bit less self-conscious.

SIGH~

I sure am glad that I don't have to worry about that for while. Truth be told I hope not to worry about that for a long while.

There are alternatives to the conventional maxi...but that is for another blog at another time....I don't have to worry about that for yet awhile longer and there is no reason to bare all in one post....