While we were sitting around the dinner table on Christmas Eve, we got onto the topic of my blog. My siblings have read it and commented occ...

On the topic of breastfeeding, You Tube just removed my video because of "inappropriate content" or other such nonsense. Yep, seei...

Speaking of nursing, here's a video of Zari latching on when she was around 3 weeks old. She still likes to get her hands in the way!

I just came across the Nurse Here Now site. I would like to add a resounding "AMEN!" I breastfeed openly whenever Zari needs to ...

Things I wish I had done differently during this pregnancy and birth: 1. I wish I had done my bellycasting sooner. I had everything on ha...

Our laptop is back! Here are several pictures of Zari I took over the past week: Quizzical This one makes me laugh every time I see it Calm ...

Holding a sleeping baby and typing one-handed... Our laptop is in for repairs so I have limited internet access. Expect posts to resume in 1...

At 5 weeks old, Zari has grown between 2-3" (it's hard to get an exact measurement on babies) and gained 2 1/2 pounds. All on her m...

This is a song from the French LDS hymnal--it is my favorite. I am not sure why our English version does not have it. It is sung to the mel...

This is what Eric wrote in his journal the day Zari was born: So. I am a father. As of 11:23 this morning, I have earthly posterity, a beaut...

Zari is filling out--her cheeks, stomach, and thighs especially! It's amazing that she was actually inside of me. She seems a very diffe...

Weeks gestation (from known date of conception): 36 Pounds gained during pregnancy: 26 Pounds lost immediately after the birth: 13 Pounds lo...

The United States' cesarean rate has risen yet again to a record high of 30.2% in 2005, according to preliminary data from the CDC . Sig...

Eric took these short movies with our digital camera about five minutes after Zari was born, right after we left the bathroom. Check out her...

These pictures represent Zari's two main states of existence: zonked out or wide awake and wiggly. Fly Zari, fly!

This essay was written on November 6, 2006 by Carla Hartley, director of the Ancient Art Midwifery Institute . Begun in 1981, AAMI is a dist...

My mom is visiting us right now, and she brought a wooden cradle that my dad made for me when I was born. Zari sleeps in bed with us at nigh...

PAIN. I hesitate to even write this post, because it gives pain a privileged position in childbirth. We all know how pain and birth are ...

(cloth diapers and elimination communication) I am pleased as punch with my little girl. Once her meconium cleared out, I noticed that she p...

We are all doing our best to get as much sleep as possible. Zari is definitely the winner though. She even likes to take a nap in the middle...