So, yes, indeed we did it naturally, and Zoey was born at home on November 15, 2013 in our bedroom. :) I am completely grateful for amazing midwives, as my labor experience was quite the epic adventure (5 days long), and I now acknowledge that birth involves pain-- but the pain is completely worth it, and my body was able to bring Z into the world even after a week of crazy contractions, back labor, and physical/emotional exhaustion. Our bodies are amazing. I'm glad I chose the home birth route, because a hospital would have declared 'failure to progress' very early on.
Birth story will be told eventually, once I have the time/energy to devote to its depth. For the moment, we are just basking in the beauty of parenting and enjoying every moment with our beautiful Zoey.
(top photo: a day or so old; bottom photo: 1 month old)
