Another soul was baptized in Christ today. Benedict Thomas received he first Sacrament this afternoon at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Macon, Georgia. He smells heavenly! Pictures to follow, eventually.

Today I went for a walk with Benedict, just around the yard, partly to get me back in to the swing of things and to get him some Vitamin D as he is a bit yellow. This morning he had a weight check and is a bit low, but we can't say for sure if he is on the upswing from bottoming out or if I still have supply issues,...

Story of a Birth was my 200th post, cool. Well, I just wanted to post, for my memory and to share with you all, that I have been up since 330 and it is now 640 (am). I think the family and I will be going to 730 Mass now, because if I attempt to sleep, I won't wake up for the 930 or the later Mass. Also, in case you...

As with most birth stories, gory details ahead, you have been warned! I had been joking about having the baby on Labor Day but figured that I would go late again, so was planning for another week of being pregnant. However, that was not to be! (Praise God!) Around 430 on Tuesday morning, I woke up to Caecilia crying...

Benedict Thomas Facemyer Born on 7 September 2010 at 443 pm Weighing 8 lb 8 oz and measuring 21 inches Shortly after birth, being held by Papa. What you don't see is his Big Sister, Caecilia, pointing and saying "Baby". From my phone, sorry for the lack of sharpness. Sleeping after nursing, being weighed and measured...

All things are go! Baby Facemyer just needs to decide that it is time to come out! I met with my midwife today and two of her apprentices. I gladly let them check my belly and listen to the heartbeat, so that they can learn more about midwifery and go on to offer home births! (I know that there is much more to...

...because she shared this on her Face.book today. I like her for other reasons too but this is icing on the cake. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaD8xat6VDw

Have you ever heard of Pickyourown.org? I discovered it a few years ago, when looking for a recipe for from scratch pumpkin pie and have used it many times since to find apple orchards, farmers markets and Christmas Tree farms. Today, while looking for apple orchards around here, I saw this gem. It is a list of...

For starters, no baby yet. That is okay, tomorrow is 38 weeks, so I am not too disappointed. I had hoped to go for a walk today, as it was cool out all day, but it started to rain and did not let up, so no walk. Instead, we pulled out some baby boy and baby girl clothes as well as folded all the clothes I started...