Amelie at 7 years, Mia at 5 years, Desmond at 2 years, Miles at 2 weeks
September 9, 2011
Born on August 24, 2011, 9:04pm
Weight: 8lbs, 5oz
Delivered By: Naomi and her mom, Mary
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The day started like any other, but by
late afternoon it was clear this birth was happening! Naomi was at
3-minute contractions driving home from a friend's house. |
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Meanwhile, the girls were in a friend's
chicken coop having fun. |
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Here's more gratuitous poultry shots for
you. Our chickens haven't started laying eggs yet, but probably
pretty soon. |
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After the contractions started getting
bigger and closer, Naomi moved to the tub. Desmond, though, kept
making waves, so Naomi switched to the toilet, where Miles The
Merciful Lorenzini was born, around 9pm and weighing in at 8lbs 5oz. The labor wasn't bad, an
afternoon of the contractions building and then about an hour of
difficult contractions.
We we lucky enough to have Stephanie from
Hager Photo with us to
photograph the birth, so many of these photos were actually taken by
her. |
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Catherine was the first one to hold the
new baby, moments after we cut the cord. |
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Mary, Naomi's mom, was our midwife for the
birth. Since Naomi was over the toilet and I was supporting Naomi,
Mary stepped in to catch Miles as he came flying out. She did a
great job and I'm very grateful we had her there to support us. |
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Once Mary was done checking out Miles, she
gets to enjoy her new grandson. |
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Catherine, Ameile and Ava with Miles. |
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We had a lot of people coming by to visit
with Miles, this is Amber. |
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Carolyn has four kids, and she seems to be
doing all right. Four seems like a lot of work, though. This is
Sequoia and McConaugh. |
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This is Carolyn's oldest daughter, Indigo. |
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Eileen has a Evie on the left and Paris on
the right, visiting with Miles. |
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Of course our own little Mia wants her
turn with Miles. |
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Amelie and Miles, a week after the birth. |
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About two weeks old here as well. He's a
little cutie. |
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Two weeks old and he's already checking
his Facebook page. |
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Spending time in the sun helps keep the
jaundice away, so he's getting some quality time with Mia in the
front yard. |
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Later the girls went out to play in the
sprinklers. |
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Amelie taught herself to dog-paddle, which
is a big relief for us. She can swim from one end of the pool to the
other already. |
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Desmond doing his best to find sunken
treasure. |
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Amelie at 7-1/2 years old. |
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It's fun to see how Mia is changing as she
gets older. She's the middle child, and she's very much into sharing
what she has to get Amelie and Desmond to give her what she wants.
It's interesting to see how different each child is. |
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We bought this play set off Craigslist and
replaced the rotting wood pieces with redwood and it's just so cool.
The kids use it every day. |
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Until next week, be quiet or you'll wake
the baby! |
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