My little man was born at home in April. About halfway through my pregnancy, I decided I did not want to spend the remainder of my pregnancy arguing with my caregivers, especially in the hospital while I was giving birth. So sometime in the fall I hired the most wonderful midwives. Tuesday and Jennifer were fantastic, as was the whole experience of having this guy.
While it was technically longer, my labor was effectively four hours long rather than the four days it took my little girl to decide to come out. Having the baby at home was so much more relaxing. I realized this several days before he was born, when I thought about how, if I were giving birth in the hospital, my OB would be pressuring me to have my labor induced. Instead, there was no pressure and I was nice and calm right up until the labor got hard. The midwives say I was calm through the whole labor, but that was just on the outside. Giving birth without drugs is not easy!
My little boy has been the sweetest, easiest baby I could have imagined. He eats well, sleeps as well as a baby can be expected to sleep, and is very quiet and patient. Unfortunately, I don't think Izzy is going to have quite as easy a time with him because he is very attached to me. The little dude only gets upset when he realizes I am not available for him. I am dreading going back to work not because I don't like my job, but because I know it is going to be so hard for all of us. The governor's recent decision to make all employees work 9 1/2 hour days will not help. But for now, I an cerishing my time home with the children.
