We are no longer waiting…. Last night at 10:08, (June 12th), little, or make that big, Elsa Ruth was born at 9.5lb, 22 inches! That makes – boy, girl, boy, girl, boy, girl. The pattern holds…. Plus, a new portion of our saga now includes our first official motor home birth! It was cramped and crazy, but all worked out just fine. (Pics are below.)
Thank you for all your prayers. Patsy did not bleed too much and the midwife was able to control what bleeding there was due to the low platelet levels. We are quite thankful. It was a harder birth than usual with a few intense moments, but by God’s graciousness and the skill He gave our midwife, and Patsy’s very hard work, a wonderful, if slightly squeezed and headachy, child was given to us.
I’m not much for the medical aspects of all this, but the process and the strength it takes amazes me. I’m completely worn out, and I didn’t even do much. I can’t imagine how Patsy feels. But mostly I think she feels all aglow and ecstatic….
So, here’s to Elsa! Someone pass out the cyber cigars! (I suppose cyber cigars are healthier…)
Thanks be to the God of Creation, the God of Life, well – the God of Everything.
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