The Middle Chapters

I'm almost too tired to form complete sentences right now, but wanted to quickly say how ultimately great everything went. From little sleep and relentless contractions at home, to the doctor's office where I had my membranes stripped, off to the hospital where the world's greatest nurse got things rolling along and where I gave birth five (count them 5!) hours later. About 20 minutes of pushing. No tears or lacerations. A dream birth as far as I'm concerned.

Bacon loves the baby. Baby A is nursing like a champ and I am, so far, pain-free. (I knew there was a reason I hadn't weaned Bacon.)

Six hard pregnancies and one hard birth. This is a very nice reward.