Now that our house is clear of guests I have a bit more computer time, which means I can finally sit down and finish my novel of a birth story. And when I say novel, I really mean it. Throughout my pregnancy I read many, many birth stories, ranging from those that detailed how much the woman hated the experience to those written by women who considered their labor and delivery momentsto be some of the most beautiful and joyful of their entire lives. Some seemed to emphasize the bad, others wrote in such an idealistic way that I wondered if there might be more to the story. As I started to write I realized that I wanted to try to convey what the entire labor experience was like for me, both on a very practical and emotional level. This has caused my story to become a bit longer than almost any other I have ever read, but I’m seeking to preserve the experience in its entirety, not only for myself, but also because I passionately believe that birth can be one of the most postive transformative experiences of a woman’s life and I hope some of you will see that after reading my account.

Tuesday I’ll begin posting the birth story in parts, and as I haven’t finished it yet I have no idea how long it will last. After the story is posted in it’s entirety I plan putting up a question and answer post, giving those who have birth and labor related questions a forum to ask them and a place for me to answer them all in one place. Once Kelli is done editing the birth photos I’m going to show you some of my favorite moments, a series of posts that will be broken up into parts, likely lasting over several days as well. At some point I hope to post a video as well, since Kelli was not only photographing, she was filming! No worries about vag shots though, as everything I post will be reviewed by TH beforehand to prevent any oversharing my overly extroverted self might be prone to otherwise.

After that, it will be time to move on. I hope you will enjoy the recounting of my experience (through multiple mediums) as much as I look forward to telling it. After that I’ll be gushing over how adorable my son is, attempting to explain why it is so impossible to get anything done with a newborn, and detailing my attempts to lose the baby weight so we can do this pregnancy/labor/birth thing all over again.

I can’t guarantee that birth related posts won’t go up every once in awhile though. I’m a bit of a self-proclaimed junkie now.

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