Here it is!!! My birth story written out for all to read! I was really honest throughout it in describing what the experience was like from my perspective. I'm so happy to finally have put it to words, just in time for Cannon's 1st birthday! :)  *The credit to all the professional photos in this post goes to Joy Breaux from Cher Bebe Birth Stories. She did an amazing job capturing these sacred moments for us! *I reference Rene' a few times throughout the post. If you read the previous posts you'll know this, but just in case you're just tuning in, Rene' Johnson from Birth Help, was our incredi ..read more

Hi friends! I’m excited to continue the countdown to Cannon’s birthday by sharing a series about his birth! If you missed Part 1, you can find it by clicking here. The first 3 posts lay the foundation for the final post, which is the story of my labor!  ••••••• As Cary & I dove into the process of educating ourselves on birth, we were connected to Rene’ Johnson. Rene’ has over 30 years of experience as a doula & runs her business Birth Help, through which she teaches birth classes & supports couples as they prepare for birth. Her Natural Birth Series classes are incredible & I ..read more

If you're just now tuning in, I've been sharing a series of posts I wrote about my experience with unmedicated birth. If you missed Part 1 & Part 2, you can find them here & here. Sorry for being so incredibly long-winded, but for me it was important to re-visit all of this as I prepared to write about my actual birth experience. If you’ve read along this far, stick it around, we’re almost there! ;)  ••••••• As I left off sharing in my last post, my focus towards the end of my second trimester was on preparing my mind & heart for birth. I had birth affirmations hung up all around ..read more