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As it turned out, I went into active labor on the afternoon of my midwife’s family engagement. We had prepared for a var...
10/04/2026

As it turned out, I went into active labor on the afternoon of my midwife’s family engagement. We had prepared for a variety of outcomes, and she was by the phone if we needed anything.

I nursed Summer into a nap in the rocking chair through contractions. Things progressed quickly after she woke up. We scrambled to get her out on a walk with my mom, and Nick tied up a few loose ends with work and closed his laptop.

He prepared me a labor coconut to sip on (a family tradition) and we ran the bathtub.
He was really the only person I wanted or needed there. Miranda | Maternity & Birth Photographer so kindly supported from the hallway to document, respecting our space so fully that it felt like she wasn’t even there.

This birth was more crampy and sharp in sensation, perhaps because my water broke before. I squeezed Nick’s hand and pulled on the bath bars for support while he dug into my upper back and shoulders.

It’s such a mental challenge not to fight the process, and I kind of enjoy that part of it, the way I can reach an edge and let go a little deeper with each wave. The water really helps me release the excess muscle tension that can get in the way of opening.

I thought I got away clean this time, but of course, as I was nearing pushing, my body purged to make space.

We drained the tub, and she swiftly emerged into our hands over the empty tub.

She was face down and made a spiral rotation, free of any cord tangles, and made her sweet little voice known right away.

I brought her to my chest. Nick and I shared that joyful moment of simply taking her in and falling in love with her.

Then I saw that she was our girl. 😍👼

With Cassidy’s birth, I had the support of my amazing midwife, who deeply understands how to hold space.I went into labo...
09/20/2026

With Cassidy’s birth, I had the support of my amazing midwife, who deeply understands how to hold space.

I went into labor on my due date (again!), and she came that evening ready to be with us. However, the contractions did not intensify.

Instead of making me feel like I needed to perform labor because she was there, she assured me that I didn’t need to do anything. We had a leisurely beach walk the next morning and she went home.

I proceeded to have five days of prodromal labor. My belly tightened throughout the days and nights. Thankfully, it was not painful, and I could still sleep. We soaked up those last few days as a family of three.

My midwife totally respected my wishes. She never checked me. She never pressured me to speed things up around a schedule. We all knew she had an important family event on a certain day and otherwise she would be back for the birth. We calmly prepared ourselves for either outcome.

There was faith in God, in my body, and in my baby’s timing.

We let things unfold undisturbed. 🪽

At my own birth, my mother was on bed rest because she was already effaced and I could have been born very quickly.She w...
09/16/2026

At my own birth, my mother was on bed rest because she was already effaced and I could have been born very quickly.
She was reading and studying how to deliver me herself. She felt drawn toward trusting birth, but she did not know anyone else doing something similar and did not have support for that.

Since I could have been born at any moment, her doctor performed a membrane sweep so that he could be there. I was born an hour later.

Though providers were physically there, she did not have the emotional support to birth in her own way or in our own timing.

It has been a journey in my life to trust my own timing.

Looking back now, I see how deeply that thread has woven itself into my own mothering, my births, and the way I have learned to listen inward.

One thing that inspires me about birth is its potential for redemption. No matter the outcome, birth can bring forward p...
09/14/2026

One thing that inspires me about birth is its potential for redemption. No matter the outcome, birth can bring forward places within us that are ready for healing.

We often speak about redemption from one birth to another. We may have received different support, experienced a different outcome, or perhaps had a VBAC.

What is less often discussed is the way healing can move through a lineage, from a woman’s own birth to the birth she gives.

Cassidy’s birth reflected that for us in a unique way. Nick and I are both second children, so welcoming our second daughter felt especially close to home.

As we celebrate three months with our sweet Cassidy, it feels like a sacred threshold. In many traditions, the first 100 days mark a baby’s transition from the protected newborn season into a fuller welcome from family, community, and the wider world. It is nearly one year since her life first began within me.

After taking time to integrate this experience and share it with close friends and family, I felt ready to place it here. I hope this perspective may offer something to anyone reflecting on birth, healing, timing, or the stories we carry.

I’ll be sharing Cassidy’s story in multiple parts over the coming days. 🫶🏻

20 months in and about to do it all over again. How did we get so lucky? 🥺👼👼🥰❤️❤️Thank you to motherhood for showing me ...
05/11/2026

20 months in and about to do it all over again. How did we get so lucky? 🥺👼👼🥰❤️❤️

Thank you to motherhood for showing me my edges and strength, along with pure delight and joy. Thank you to the wonderful mothers who came before me, who inspire me daily. And thank you to Nick for showing up to the challenge and fun with me everyday.

Happy Mother’s Day 💐💐!

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