Last week I wrote another article for Dad Bloggers and it was published first thing Friday morning. I retold my story about how last month at this time my 5th child was born.
My wife and I have been having our kids born at home and each time it is quite an adventure. This story I wrote covers the labor and birth briefly in chronological order. Here is a little teaser of what 6:25am was like Super Bowl Sunday:
6:25am: Wife calls from bathroom and I come running.
6:26am: Wife: “Are the midwives here yet?”
Me: “No, it has only been 15 or …read more

Well Meghan Alexis was born at home at 7am on Super Bowl Sunday, February 4th, 2007.
Meghan was born 7 lbs, 8oz and 19 inches long.
Here are a couple of pics to get you started. More coming later:

Our family has a tradition of having our kids born at home. It is not as bad as you may think if you haven’t ever done it or fear the entire birthing process. Let me tell you though, with our first child I was a complete wreck. The problem was basically fear of the unknown. There is still the element of surprise with each birth but at least you are familiar with a lot more of the process.
But what is weird is not the actual birth process but afterwards. The midwives leave after a couple hours and it is just …read more

Well it is getting closer each day to the arrival of our new baby. We still don’t know if it is a boy or a girl. With all of our 4 previous kids we let it be a surprise as well. Some of you may not be aware either but we have a tradition of having each of our kids born at home. The first time around it was difficult for me to adjust and the stress level was amazingly high. But now that we are on #5 there doesn’t seem to be a lot of anxiety like I felt …read more