I interrupt this birth story to introduce…

Emelia Jane Kerslake Born 10/6 at 4:14 am at 35w1d, 19 inches and 5 pounds 15 oz of badassery. Her birth story was wild. One I want to get down in detail, because some of it I don’t believe myself.

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34w5d with Emelia: I get a cervical dilation

I have to rely on my husband’s much better memory and the text messages back and forth with my doula, Aileen, to get this all down. I tried keeping some notes, but didn’t really do much with them. My doctor came in the next morning, Thursday October 3rd, to place…

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34 weeks with Emelia: Preeclampsia

I went radio silent on this blog for a few weeks, didn’t I? I’m OK. I’m good. But we have a lot to talk about. So grab some coffee (or wine, no one’s judging here), sit down and get comfortable, and make sure you hold me accountable to tell this…

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33 weeks with Emelia: Nesting. Oh, the nesting!

Though I think I’ve been nesting for awhile now. This week was when I really felt the urge to Get All The Things Done. I got a bunch of baby clothes from two different sweet mamas and have been washing and folding tiny clothes. There were a bunch of clothes…

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32 weeks with Emelia: No More Breech Baby

Ah, friends. I love being pregnant. Really, I do. I love the baby kicks. I love watching my entire stomach bounce around wildly in the evening. I love seeing her little face on US every week because it makes me want to snuggle her RIGHT NOW. But whew. I’m also…

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