The story continues

We moved in and got pregnant immediately, Taevin was two and we were ready. I had decided on a home birth so I hired a midwife and was ready to move forward. Unfortunately things didn't work out according to plan, on November 5th, in the middle of the night, I had to call Russ home from work to take me to the hospital due to serious abdominal pain. The pregnancy was ectopic and we were both devastated.

We tried again and got pregnant in February. After a series of tests, ultrasounds, and even a surgery, we finally saw a heartbeat, and it was in the right place! A sigh of relief. This pregnancy was also good, more stressful than the last given my determination to have a uncomplicated natural birth (unlike the last one). A few days before my due date, my doctor went out of town. I called the Birthing Center and they were kind enough to take me in at the last minute.

I went into labor on Saturday, November 10th, 2007. I labored mostly at home before finally going in. We made it just in time. Only about 40 minutes after we arrived, I was pushing Ryler into the world. He was born in the water at 2:58pm weighing in at 7lbs. 5 oz. and like his brother, perfect in every way.

Taevin is almost five and Ryler just turned two, we have had our challenges but have been abundantly blessed.

Russ works full time for Union Pacific Railroad, and part time for Skywest airlines, I am lucky enough to be a stay at home mom. Life is good and tomorrow is thanksgiving so I'm going to go make some pies.

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