6 weeks.

Today is Piper's six week birth day!

Here she is last night with her mommy in her fave pj's that Dr. Gallagher got her...



Here is our girl getting her morning bath this am...


Here is our Pi so fresh and so clean post bath and very serious...


Last Tuesday Pi had a check up with her Pediatrician, Dr. Jackson-Curtis. She is average weight, above average height and weighs a whopping 10 lbs 5 oz.

Today I visited one of my favorite people ever... my midwife Gina. I LOVE Gina and definitely plan to stay in touch with her whether we make more babies or not. I feel so blessed to have found her and had such an amazing experience with her. I need to dedicate an entire post to her and my experience with her and a birthing center.

Here is me and Gina the day after I gave birth (notice the belly)...


I found this great explanation of what a midwife IS. I hope more women who are low risk pregnancy consider midwives...

"Midwives are autonomous practitioners who are specialists in low-risk pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum. They generally strive to help women to have a healthy pregnancy and natural birth experience. Midwives are trained to recognize and deal with deviations from the normal. Obstetricians, in contrast, are specialists in illness related to childbearing and in surgery.[2] The two professions can be complementary, but often are at odds because obstetricians are taught to "actively manage" labor, while midwives are taught not to intervene unless necessary.[3]

Midwives refer women to general practitioners or obstetricians when a pregnant woman requires care beyond the midwives' area of expertise. In many jurisdictions, these professions work together to provide care to childbearing women. In others, only the midwife is available to provide care. Midwives are trained to handle certain situations that may be described as normal variations or may be considered abnormal, including breech births, twin births and births where the baby is in a posterior position, using non-invasive techniques."