One Day At A Time

We can now officially say that baby boy can come anytime now.

(NOTE: Just for the record, my sons name is Jonathan and my husbands name is Hans- I thought I might try and keep those things private, but since I link to other places that clearly give away our identity and several of you have left comments with my families names in them it’s pretty much a lost cause)

I gave birth to Jonathan at home and we are planning this birth to be at home as well. I am anticipating having another wonderful experience in the comfort of my own home.

Because of how fast Jonathan was born, we weren’t able to fill the tub we had available to us and utilize it for labor. It would have been nice I think, but it all worked out.

Lucky for me, this time around I know a sister in our ward who has had 3 prior homebirths and she bought a portable spa for that purpose. It has built in jets and it maintains it’s temperature. The walls are supportive, and I am in love!

I am so excited to be able to have this available to me. I have been more uncomfortable with this pregnancy- my back, ligaments and pelvic structure is all lose and tender in preparation for labor. The thing with the tub is that it takes 24 hours to heat up, so we get to set it up and I get to relax in it EVERY DAY until baby comes! I am thrilled beyond words.