Sharing a family’s birth stories . . . And philosophy is a bit of soul sharing. However intimate, it is good to pass down and around these stories that shape our lives. Our Bailey birth stories share our faith in our amazing Savior, Jesus Christ. It is He who sustains us and faith in Him …

I had Cesarean sections. . . With both of my boys, ages 5 and 2. With my first son, I was induced at 42 weeks, and after laboring for 45 hours, only dilated to 4cm. Because my water had been broken for the time limit, I was forced to have the Cesarean. With my second …

All could think of . . . When I was pregnant with my second baby and nearing my “due date” was that I wanted to give birth better than the first time, two years before. My first birth was *good* – it was a hospital birth that didn’t take nearly as long as everybody there …

September 5, 4:00pm Four members of our little family had gathered at the bus stop and stood or sat as we waited for Jack to return from his first day of fourth grade. We sat in grass, assembled on curbs, rested and laughed as Slade recounted his day, sat and waited while patiently enjoying time …

Like Most Mornings . . . I was in the process of pressing the snooze alarm every nine minutes and fading in and out of dreams of trout filled creeks and popcorn. After completing this cycle a number of times, I felt Tammy’s hand grab my arm. Unhh, I’m awake, just nine more minutezzz. “I’m …

Fart jokes are not funny. Poop pellets flying through the air while birthing a baby . . . now THAT’S funny. But birth is more than a string of one-liners. It’s thrilling and sacred, too, like being kissed by eternity while staring down a 300 pound linebacker in a powder puff game gone horribly wrong. …

The thing about birth stories is that they are a lot like the babies they come with. No matter how many there are I never get tired of them. Each little face draws me in . . . just as each story does. I read your stories. Every single one you send me. I know …