Now that Zara is most definitely not a newborn and I'm fairly certain that I have survived the postpartum period, I wanted to take a moment to finally write about my post home birth experience. This will be my last post about our hom[...]
One of the best things about having a photographer take pictures at Zara's birth is that through the photographs, I'm able to see parts of the birth that I was oblivious to at the time. I'm able to see things that went on in other rooms a[...]
First a note: This is a birth story. While there are no direct pictures of nudity, there are, of course, some in which I am not clothed and all that is blocking nudity is a baby or camera angle. In addition, this describes Zara's birth an[...]
I am excited to be sharing Zara's birth story later this week, but first I wanted to write a little about the preparations we took to get ready for her birth, most especially the supplies that we gathered and that were brought b[...]
One of the biggest reasons we chose to have a home birth is because we wanted to make the transition into a family of four as easy as possible on Nora. I didn't want to just disappear for two days to the hospital and then bring a baby ho[...]
More photos and Zara's birth story to come, but I cannot wait to share this photo of her getting weighed for the first time. Her little toes and tiny feet are just way too adorable.
I'm still working on Miss Zara's birth story, but I wanted to share a quick update on how we're doing. And, honestly, the title of this post says it all. I couldn't imagine a better beginning to our little entry into the world. &nbs[...]
Zara Beatrix Hinds Born at home this afternoon, January 6th, at 12:48 p.m. 7lbs 10oz, 19.5" long We are resting and doing well after a beautiful and speedy birth. More to come in the next few days; thank you all for your loving word[...]