So here's the story: After 4 days past my due date, i was getting antsy to have the baby, and I had always taken castor oil with all of my other kids. So I decided this Sunday afternoon was the day. I took some that afternoon before we packed up and headed out to the River to pick blackberries and enjoy the end of summer days. It was a great day, and headed home that evening around 5:30. By that time I just figured I wouldn't be having the baby because nothing was happening. But then on the drive home I started to think something was gradually coming on. We got home and I was still doubtful it was real labor, but we got prepared just in case. Got the kids all cleaned up and off to bed, and I still thought I wasn't going to progress, but I called my midwife to tell her just in case and let her know i was going to bed, but she might get a call in the middle of the night if anything came of it. Well at 9:30 I thought now this is the real thing and I called her back to come over and we started filling up the pool with hot water. The only thing I can complain about is that i didn't even get to climb in and use that great pool because at 9:54 I could feel the baby's head and our midwife ran in just in time to help catch her and I was holding baby Ruby in my arms. Wow, what a delivery. So Ruby made her debut in all her beautiful Glory on August 29th just before 10:00pm. Thanks be to God!
Here is our Human Cannonball and the Girl on the Flying trapeze dressed up in their costumes for a fun Circus Birthday Party.


1 comment:
Anna--I can't believe you took the oil before you left town! You're lucky you didn't have her at the river!! :)
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