Here We All Are.. All of Us..

(loosely quoted from Winnie the Pooh)\par
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And we’re back! We went to the hospital Monday morning at 6:00, and returned, babe-in-arms, Wednesday afternoon around 5:00. The time inbetween (especially the first 24 hours) was very rigorous, but still it’s amazing how little time it takes to actually have a baby after all of that waiting, and walking, and drinking raspberry leaf tea, and setting up nurseries, and washing baby clothes, and preparing the boys for the coming change in their lives… In the end, only 17 hours in the hospital pre-delivery\’c2\~- not even a whole day!\par
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Not 17 hours in active labor, mind you..[warning: birth story following] Continue reading Here We All Are.. All of Us..

Introducing Monica DeWinter Lortz

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Born May 19, 2008 at 10:56pm\par
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7 pounds 5.5 ounces, 19 1/2 [...]

Still Here #3

I don’t know how long this little girl is fixing to stay in her cosy location!! I feel like everything is in line, in place, all prepared for action and yet… nothing! I went to the doctor’s on Thursday, and things are moving along but no sign of immediate action. While there, I scheduled to go [...]

Still Here #2

Yep. Still here. Only one week left of Michael’s vacation time. AArrghh!!\par
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On the plus side, I’m still feeling pretty good. I went out this morning to Walmart, Michaels, and Winco and bought gardening supplies, fingerpainting paper, and groceries. When I got home we had lunch, then I took a nap, and when the boys woke me [...]

Still Here

Well… I’m still here. At Home. No Baby. No contractions. Nothing much to do, since this week has been blocked off for, well, having a baby. I’m not technically due until tomorrow, but Judah was 3 days early, and Ezra was 2 days early and I admit, I was hoping for a weekend birth and now [...]