my beautiful breech homebirth baby

First, let me introduce the star of this blog, my daughter, Carys Willow Clipper. She was born butt first, at home on Wednesday, March 31st 2010 at 7:35pm, weighing in at 6lbs 8oz and she was 18in long. I will share my birth story some time in the near future... that's where the real fun begins ;)

About 11 months ago, when I found out I was pregnant, of course I was nervous, apprehensive, etc... because having a baby was the LAST thing on Chris and I's to-do-list as a new couple. However, a pretty incredible thing happened to me that I think many other moms can identify with. In the moment that I found out that I was pregnant I instantly felt closer to the Universe. This wasn't something I planned or even knew if I wanted just the day before, but for some reason everything, in that instant, felt aligned and it felt right. Now... don't get me wrong, it wasn't all cupcakes, rainbows, and unicorns from that moment on. Lets not get ahead of ourselves! But we knew that this was something we both wanted, so after a long 9 months (well, long for me anyway), a 9 months full of memorable ups and downs, Carys Willow was born on a picturesque spring day.... right here at home in our bedroom! And yes, this was an elected homebirth.
I wasn't so sure about doing a blog because I am generally a pretty private person, but after receiving some inspiration from my friend Claudia and her pregnancy blog, and then cruising around on some other blogs, I decided to give it a go. Plus, this is a fun way for me to chronicle Carys' first year of life, and I am excited to share this adventure with friends and family... and whoever finds our lives awesome enough to read about ;)

Just to let you readers know... I am as uncensored as they come, and if you don't like a very honest opinion than don't read this blog.

So... here it goes... and I'm already two months behind... seems like the story of my life!

<3,
tasha