Ben, Thea, Michelle, and I delivered Sophia at 12:07 AM the morning of September 9, 2008. She was 8 lbs 11 oz and 22.5 inches long. We both have fond memories of the entire process, and the weeks that have followed. It's been rich and full of joy, but not easy.
It turns out that, just like sex, in pregnancy there are a lot of things that people just don't tell you about until after you've fumbled through discovering them on your own... like "keep towels near the bed if you're not using condoms." Ben and I were shocked to learn about the messy, hard work involved in making love and we were surprised that no one really talks about that (update: the Church of England published a book on sex -- check it out!). Similarly, we're discovering things about pregnancy that we had never heard people talk about until now (8 weeks into pregnancy). So, if you can stomach the dirty details, hear our voice now. *** If you are already offended (e.g. by the towel advice above), please stop reading now. ***
Our goal is to give you the scoop -- with all kinds of interesting and curious details. We've had friends request this; if you're not one of those friends, and you'd rather not know about things like what came out of Jen's body last night, please don't read on and then tell us how (even mildly) offended you are. Consider yourself warned.
Use the links in the pink strip above -- according to the month (February through September) in which we wrote the entries -- to navigate. And get ready to laugh.