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We’re going to go ahead and go to the hospital. It’s not at all an emergency situation, but we’ll get some more thourough tests done, and then (hopefully) quickly bring the baby out.

In case you missed the photos over on the right, here’s a quick update: Vivian Ruth Wagoner arrived just after five o’clock Thursday morning. The last hour of labor, after we arrived at the hospital and Chris’s water broke, was rough on Vivian. An obstruction in the pelvis forced Chris into having a C-section, and… Continue reading Quick Update

Yeah… I’m blogging from the birthing room. Labor contractions are coming fast and furious now. If you’re folowing along in real time, be sure to watch for photos over there on the right.

We’ve settled in for what looks like a long night. Contractions are three or four minutes apart, locallized to the lower uterus. We can expect the rest of the muscle to get in on the act as the night goes on. Dilation has been slow, but can speed up quickly. The baby is doing wonderfully,… Continue reading Settling In

We’ve reached midnight, and not much has changed. We’re both going to try and rest for a while. Somehow, she’s managing to sleep through some of the contractions…

Contractions continued throughout the night, but progress has been slow. She is definately in the “uncomfortable” stage.

Labor is currently slow. Contractions are still coming, but they’ve been light most of the morning. They’re starting to pick up some, so we’re just relaxing at the birthing center.

Nothing new to report. Chris is still laboring away, though not all that intensly. We know that it’s not unusual for a completely unmedicated woman to slowly labor for several days, and since this is our first, we can’t predict really how far along we are. The baby is being constantly monitored, and he or… Continue reading Laboring Away

“So, Eric,” I’m often asked, “what’s the worst thing about harvesting your vegetables for market?” Well, it’s not the crimp in my back caused by being bent over for several hours straight. That does remind me I’m getting older, though. It’s not the picking of salad greens, leaf by leaf, plant by plant. That’s really… Continue reading The downside to harvesting

There is a female golden eagle that lives down by the river on one corner of our property. I’ve only seen her once close-up, as she was atop an electric pole looking down on our chicken pasture (Golden Eagles generally don’t eat chickens, but she did seem to like watching them.), but most every day… Continue reading Eagle Training