EVERYDAY IS AN ADVENTURE

As life moves along we find ourselves juggling professional jobs, owning a home, and learning how to parent with keeping our priorities straight and living what we believe. Our idea of adventure has shifted from scaling mountains and traveling the world to realizing it is more about an expression of your heart's intention and passion for life. Adventure is the ability to think big about who you are, how you live, and what you can do in the world. In the midst of life moving at a rapid pace, here is our attempt at infusing each day, each project, and each relationship with intention, focus, and humor. Let's see how it goes...

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Back It Up

Ok, so it has been awhile since my last post. A lot has happened since then, so let's rewind a bit and get caught up. By the end of my pregnancy, I got huge.

I was so uncomfortable and was sure I would go into labor early and every day that didn't happen was miserable. I woke up at 4am on Tuesday, September 6th and literally begged God to go into labor. It went a little something like this, "Seriously God, I can't handle another day of being pregnant. PLEASE TODAY!" And at 7am my water started leaking!

Heath and I hung out at home all day. It was cloudy and rainy, the perfect day to stay home, relax, and have a baby. By about 3:30pm I started active labor. Our midwife, Penelope, was at our house and just let me do my thing. She was so amazing and just intuitively knew exactly where I was in my labor. At about 6pm she suggested we check to see how dilated I was (even though she knew I was already at 10cm). And sure enough, it was time. We went into our bedroom and began to prepare for the "big push". After some coaching/coaxing from my midwife, I squatted by the side of the bed and gave it my all. Anjali was born just 1 push later! Out came our little Red Head angel. It was such an amazing experience. My parents were waiting in a hotel room with Bloom and were there to see Anjali at about 15 minutes old! By about 9 o'clock our midwife had left and we all cuddled in bed. Anjali's birth was such a powerful, amazing experience and I feel so blessed.

Anjali Bliss Brown
September 6th, 2011
7lbs, 14oz
21 inches








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