A Birth Story: Vivian Ruth

Vivian. The name means ‘alive’ or ‘life’ which is exactly what we prayed for during our pregnancy. As I carried our child, my request of God was to hold this child, full of life and vitality, and to welcome him/her with every opportunity and advantage. Ruth means companion/ friend; a vision of beauty. It was also…

Why I Am Choosing a Natural Birth

As shared in blog post “38 Weeks,” we had to have some monitoring throughout the first two trimesters of our pregnancy and take precautions due to my LEEP procedure in 2003. The monitoring was far more intervention than what I desired. I would have preferred to not have had to have the ultrasounds, but when pregnant…