claudia, our fave

last week we got to go back and visit our midwife, claudia. she is the one who helped deliver our little bundle of joy. and seriously, she is the best thing that ever happened to us. i could not have gone through that last 5 hours without her.
3 cheers for midwifery!

{isn't that a funny word "midwifery"? sounds like something from the world of harry potter}

but yes, i highly recommend midwives to any and all women having babies. we called her as soon as we thought "this might be the day." and when we got to the hospital she arrived not too long after, once i was dilated to a 5. then she stayed with me the WHOLE time. and for anyone who wants to give birth naturally i feel like that is a must. it helped me so much to have her there sitting by the bathtub talking to me, coaching me on how to handle the contractions, and just giving me that positive energy. and then when i was pushing for 3 flippin' hours. there she was helping me move around and get that baby out. but the best part was that she kept telling me how proud she was of me and that i was doing "great!"

and still when i just saw her, 6 weeks later, she gave me a big hug and told me again how proud she was of me. and isn't that exactly what we new moms wanna hear. "you are amazing! i am so proud of you." because.. personally, i don't think giving birth is an easy task. so go ahead, shower me was praise. i will take that any day.