Well I did it! Giving birth was by far the most excruciatingly painful experience of my life, but at the same time, so enjoyable and amazing – I got to have the home birth I wanted (but only just!), and gave birth to a gorgeous (albeit massively cone-headed) baby boy weighing in at 7lb and 5oz, way less than I was expecting.
He is the most alert little guy ever. He came out with his eyes wide open and looking around, no crying or anything like that, just breathing well and taking everything in his stride. This photo was taken right after he was born and before he had even been cleaned up! So fresh and new to the world. The first photo was about an hour after he was born and on the bed he was born on!
I’ve stuck my birth story after the jump if you want to have a read. It’s pretty long and involved and sort of TMI but there you go… » Read the rest of this entry «