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This is about three weeks before the
birth. The belly is looking pretty big, and we still didn't know if
it was going to be a boy or a girl. But, we both guessed it was a
boy, since the belly was bigger than with either of the girls. |
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The girls have been great, both before,
during, and since the birth. |
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The labor was pretty tough, even though it
was only five hours, it was a lot of work moving this nine pound
baby out. |
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The girls were great. We did a home birth
in our newly remodeled bathroom, and they were in the tub with Naomi
for about an hour. |
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Naomi's mom, Mary, is a midwife, and she
was helping us deliver the baby. Things had stalled out, and the
contractions were just rolling one after another with no break. Mary
told Naomi to start pushing, and that got the baby moving. |
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After Naomi started pushing hard, the
contractions slowed down and a little bit later, his head popped
out. |
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Naomi's water never broke, so Desmond's
head was still in the bag of water when it came out. Naomi's mom
felt the umbilical cord around his neck, so she broke the water and
repositioned the cord. |
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Naomi says it felt like she's been run
over by a truck, but she's actually looking great for just a couple
of days after the birth. We're happy to have the latest (and
probably last!) addition to our family, Desmond. |
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