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Yesterday Patter said goodbye to Zoe the black dog and our friends in Maryland. He rode the weird WWIIesque shuttles at Dulles airport and snuggled against me in the BabyHawk carrier. He crawled the blue carpet floors at the United gate and flirted with young women eating sandwiches. Then he nursed and slept while we flew across the forests of the east back to the [...]

Patter’s Birth Story: Active Labor and Birth

The introduction and first part of this story are here.
 
The OB on call from my practice popped in to say hello.
 
“Since you did it naturally last time, you can do it again,” she said, I think to boost my confidence and to reassure me that she was familiar with my birth plan. She and [...]

Patter’s Birth Story

The introduction to this is posted here.
During Barak Obama’s presidential nomination acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, August 28 I began to have regular, mild contractions, approximately 15 minutes apart.
 
Seriously! Ten minutes into his speech! I mean, I knew Pitter was an Obama!Obiden! fan, but how cool is it that Patter’s been [...]

I Think I Can I Think I Can: Patter’s Birth Story

Several years ago, I made my final turn around a piece of Boston’s Emerald Necklace during my second run of the Boston Athletic Association’s Half Marathon. It was drizzling, my right knee IT band was throbbing, I was exhausted, and there was no one to meet me at the finish line—Sweet Cheeks was away at [...]

Patter has arrived!

…although I may start calling him Kohler Tubs here because I had him in the hospital bathtub. Or maybe he’ll go by Spandex since he got stuck in my swim shorts in the process. 
We’re all well and back home again. More details and pictures later, but a few lines from the excitement will give you [...]