My first entry

Well, so here I am...not sure how good I am going to be at this blogging stuff but I am going to give it my best try.

Today has been a rainy dreary day. I have had a painful cough and been really tired. Though, I have gotten plenty of rest. Which I am trying to keep up on because I am waiting patiently (lol) for A to have her baby. She was due on the 10th so we are expecting her start up any time now. I am really looking forward to her birth. She is planning a water birth and I want to try out a new technique I saw in a Russian water birth video. I was trained to bring the baby up out of the water immediately after birth. The Russian midwives bring the baby up very slowly to make the transition as gentle as possible. It takes patience and self control. It really forces everyone to slow down. I like that.
The last birth I attended was really great. I was there just barely long enough to start my equipment on to boil and make a cup of coffee before C was ready to push. I like to leave the couples alone until they call for and I could hear C in the back room saying "Yes! Yes!" She was really amazing and beautiful in that moment. She never really pushed she let her body do all of the work and her baby came out very gently. After the baby was born I held her out in front of C and said "take your baby C" Then I put the baby in her arms and we watched as the baby opened her eyes and looked at her mom. C said, "I need to suction" and I said very gently, "no, suctioning. Look she if fine." Then I saw C turn to her baby and realize the peace of this moment. We all sat on the floor smiling and gazing at the baby. C gave birth to a baby Girl 8lbs. 3 oz., she never cried.....