2 for the day....

Well mama #1 labored wonderfully! It took her awhile to get get complete, had a rim of cervix for hours....but she did so great! She gave birth at noon on Friday(yesterday) to a beatiful 8lb10oz baby girl. As soon as the placenta came.....I took off to be with Natalie, who was in preterm labor at St. Anns. She had been planning to homebirth and we were so excited to help her have that! She had an emergency cesarean the first birth when babies bum started to appear. That killed her and she wanted nothing more than to have a nice peaceful birth experience in her own home and to hold her baby right away. She decided(well her husband finally gave her the ok) about a month ago or so, and we had be able to have one appt with her so far. Well, apparetly her placenta marginally started to abrupt, and this is why her labor began. She went in the hospital on Thursday to get things stopped, but to no avail. She did get to VBAC though, and I must say her doc, was very patient. He did not hurry her too much and allowed her to change positions, etc. Liam was born at 3:21pm, weighing 4lbs12oz, 18inches long. He is normal in every way for 32 wks. He will need help breathing for awhile, and may need help eating, but he is strong! I came home and got my kids from the neighbor and ordered a pizza and then Sophie and I crashed! I feel pretty good now, will feel even better after a cuppa coffee here in a minute and will be preparing for the next one!