Tag Archive for 'Homebirth'

My people

Yesterday, Avonlea and I made the drive north to attend the annual reunion picnic for all the clients of our homebirth midwives. For almost four whole hours, I got to mingle among other families like mine, who don’t always follow the beaten path and like me, know what it’s like to be different. [...]

Labor Day

I have a nice long post cooking about the joy and wonderment that is my son taking a dump in his toy box in an attempt to exact revenge on me. I’m sure everyone is waiting with baited breath to hear that one. But tonight I’d rather sit on my duff and eat [...]

Avonlea’s Birth Story

Avonlea Dawnborn at home on July 19th, 20098lbs. 3oz., 21.5 inchesborn in the water and caught by Daddy!View the birth in pictures
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Avonlea’s Birth from Alicia Melban on Vimeo.
July 18th, 2009 – the day I had guessed my baby would make her grand entrance, and by 5pm I was showing no signs of labor whatsoever and [...]

Progress

Well, it looks like we just have a picky eater on our hands. I tried peaches yesterday with Beckett and he gobbled up two cubes in less than five minutes. Fed them to him again this morning, and he went for three cubes and probably would have eaten more. Wouldn’t you know [...]

Baby Shower Party Post!

It’s Baby Shower time! The lovely ladies over at 5 Minutes For Mom are at it again with their fun games and awesome prizes. I’m writing my own Party Post to join in the fun and help Susan count down the days until Sophia’s arrival. One party guest made her debut early [...]