Above are some shots of the happy ending, but it took an entire night of pumping and grinding to get to here, not to mention approximately 9-months of gestation. For the most part, I was able to postpone the reality of what changes this child would bring until the birth, but Annie was confronted with this on a day-to-day basis.
Below are some pics of the rest of the birth. We debated posting these on the blog but feel that they are the culmination of an amazing story, and they tell a great story in their own right: to witness a birth is an incredible, life changing event, even for the mere spectator.
Here are some pics of the birth, with permission from Annie, of course.
Our Doula, Alyssa, gets nearly all of the photo credits for these shots and did an incredible job capturing the story of this birth in picture: the drama, the emotion, even the blood and guts: Annie gave her the okay to take "hooha" shots, as she called them.
But Alysa's real gift was her support and motivation to Annie throughout the birth. She was (and is) a complete superwoman who was with Annie every step of the way by motivating her and keeping her spirits high for the entire 8-hours that started just after midnight. I cracked on several occasions and Alyssa didn't miss that either (I was saving myself for the finale).
It was a long night for all of us including for our amazing midwife, Charlotte, who is currently 7-8 months pregnant!
And at about 5 minutes to 8 in the morning on August 6th, Annie's own birthday....
Cutting the cord!
Welcome, Tubby Peckinpah Francis Reid!
More should be said about the birthing crew, they were incredible! Later.
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