April 18, 2008 Aria Rayne Clay made her entrance into the world. Though I was originally going to have her at home, my my mid-wife was in the middle of delivering 2 other babies at the Birth Center. Needless to say, I ended up there. It was as great of an experience as a birth can be. ;0) (As I told several of you - it was the most miraculous and horrible experience of my life.) Yup - so that means all natural (no drugs, no crazy nurses bugging you every 2 mins, no drugs, no separation from Aria after birth, no drugs, no hurry out of the room, no drugs... ;0) You get the picture.
She was 8lbs 5oz & 20 1/2" long! There aren't words to describe the whole experience, but the moment I laid eyes on her one word comes to mind: Breathtaking! The second she came out, Erika (WONDERFUL friend who assisted my midwife, Mary & coached me through the whole thing) put her on my chest and this little girl pushed herself up on her arms, lifted her precious little head up and looked me square in the eye, as if to say, "Well, that was a lot of work! Glad to see we made it through, Mommy!"
So the first 5 months of her life are now hindsight - how quickly life flies by!
Aria @ 1 Week:
Arora & Aria @ 2 Weeks:
Aria @ 1 Month:
Aria @ 2 Months:
Aria @ 3 Months:
Aria @ 5 Months:
Stay tuned, more to come!
