august update

After some serious consideration.
We've decided to give birth @ Providence in the alternative birthing center.
This center has been around for over 30 years and is all natural baby! They have a Queen size bed, a mini fridge, microwave, water tub for relaxation during labor, and full bathrooms.
Sarah will be able to move about the room, eat, drink and give birth in any position that works for her. I'm not only allowed in the room, but have some major duties to be responsible for..
~Keep Sarah focused on practicing the hypnobirthing as the birth partner
~CATCH THE BABY~~Yeah~ She has to ask me if it's a boy or a girl!
~Set baby on Sarah for some good bonding time
~cut the cord (after it's finished pulsing)
~weigh and give baby the first bath (after about 6 hours!)

Our baby will stay with us through the night, and not go to a nursery!!

We have hired Stacia to be our Doula. She will be giving us advice in the next few months
and is the midwife that helped us become pregnant! We love her!
Once labor begins, Stacia will come to our house and help us determine the right time to get to the hospital. We do not want to get sent back home!! Once at the hospital, Stacia will become
Sarah's advocate to help with any major issues regarding the birth.

We were thinking about doing a home birth, but decided we might give that a try next time.

We've been to orientation, selected our health care provider (metro partners- midwives), and have started hypnobirthing classes.
We still need to find a pediatrician that will be flexible with immunizations and comfortable with our situation.

I'd like to leave you with one of our many beautiful affirmations from our hypnobirthing class.
We have been reading this passage nightly to Sarah's baby belly~~~

When you are born, little baby, We will give you love so that you may grow in love and trust in yourself and others
We promise to talk to you in such a way that you will listen, and we promise to listen to you in such a way that you will talk
We will respect your right to be yourself, and We will help you to learn to respect the rights of others
We promise to encourage you to seek answers that will lead you to know and appreciate the wonderful world around you
We will provide opportunities for you to help you grow in love and happiness
We see you, little baby, coming from mama's womb, and we see you cradled in our arms
We love the thought of you coming to us
Dear little baby we love you!!