Jubilee Camilla Richter
She was born on December 11, 2010 at 1 PM. She weighed 8 lb 2 oz.
Praise be to God!
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Baby is 39 weeks
The contractions are strong and hopefully, effective. They feel like the real thing but just not very consistent or close together. I believe I'm in early labor and that birth should be just around the corner. I lost my mucus plug this morning so another big sign that it shouldn't be much longer.
Chris is really unlike most men, I think, how he personally takes responsibility over our births. He took me out walking tonight even though I wasn't very enthusiastic about the prospect of going out in the cold, knowing that contractions may make walking less than comfortable. He wants this baby to come and out we went. God gave us a wonderful walk and it wasn't that cold at all. It was like being on a date. We hadn't had much time to ourselves this past week so it was very nice to hold hands and talk with each other.
I am still amazed that God has given me a husband that is not afraid to take on his wife's birth. He doesn't want that responsibility to fall on anyone else. Neither of us would be comfortable with someone helping us during the birth of our baby. It's an intimate and special time that we don't feel the need to share with others.
We've had to share our births before in a managed setting and it really pales in comparison to what we've since experienced in the privacy of our home. We birth our way, unhindered, under no time constraints, allowing the birth to unfold and be accomplished naturally.
Chris is really unlike most men, I think, how he personally takes responsibility over our births. He took me out walking tonight even though I wasn't very enthusiastic about the prospect of going out in the cold, knowing that contractions may make walking less than comfortable. He wants this baby to come and out we went. God gave us a wonderful walk and it wasn't that cold at all. It was like being on a date. We hadn't had much time to ourselves this past week so it was very nice to hold hands and talk with each other.
I am still amazed that God has given me a husband that is not afraid to take on his wife's birth. He doesn't want that responsibility to fall on anyone else. Neither of us would be comfortable with someone helping us during the birth of our baby. It's an intimate and special time that we don't feel the need to share with others.
We've had to share our births before in a managed setting and it really pales in comparison to what we've since experienced in the privacy of our home. We birth our way, unhindered, under no time constraints, allowing the birth to unfold and be accomplished naturally.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Baby is 38 weeks
No matter that I've had 7 children. Each pregnancy still is as exciting and unpredictable as ever. Last Friday I thought I was in labor. Chris had just started a two week night shift and I was in bed thinking this was it! And then, he came home! I hadn't even called him. He inflated the pool and I gathered what I wanted for the birth. Then God answered Chris' unspoken prayer, I think. He didn't want the baby to be born with us both tired. My contractions didn't seem to be as consistent so we went to bed. And that was that. I guess a warm up was in order so I can really get super excited for the real thing.
God's timing is better than my timing.
We have been so blessed by our little church family. Last Sunday, they prayed for us and then showered us with love and dessert and money to buy a double jogging stroller. The ladies told me that they decided to give us money instead of an actual stroller because they thought I could find a good deal. Well, God is the one who provides. I saw a double jogging stroller on Craigslist this morning and I got it this afternoon for a very good price! A church blessed us in such a wonderful way. Just like how our church is. For the whole family.
I'm still learning to rest in the Lord and wait on Him. This pregnancy is no exception. God never wastes anything. Everything to draw us closer to Himself.
God's timing is better than my timing.
We have been so blessed by our little church family. Last Sunday, they prayed for us and then showered us with love and dessert and money to buy a double jogging stroller. The ladies told me that they decided to give us money instead of an actual stroller because they thought I could find a good deal. Well, God is the one who provides. I saw a double jogging stroller on Craigslist this morning and I got it this afternoon for a very good price! A church blessed us in such a wonderful way. Just like how our church is. For the whole family.
I'm still learning to rest in the Lord and wait on Him. This pregnancy is no exception. God never wastes anything. Everything to draw us closer to Himself.
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