14 August 2013

ethan sidney

ethan sidney

ethan sidney

ethan sidney

ethan sidney

ethan sidney

ethan sidney miller arrived right on his due date, august 5, to join our family. he was named after my grandfather, sidney, one of the most outspoken, opinionated, funny, and inspiring people i've known. and whose ninety-sixth birthday would have been yesterday. the last couple of weeks before his birth were a beautiful, quiet, slow time and we've had much of the same since. of course, the three days of labor and birthing were quite the ride. he was born naturally at a birth center and there is nowhere i would have rather been to bring him into this world. i was blessed to have the most incredible birth team, including jared, our doula, two midwives, and a nurse. we are blissfully settling into babyland over here. and i can't believe it's already been over a week since his arrival. it seems impossible that he hasn't been here all along.

more soon.
xo

13 comments:

  1. welcome, ethan sidney! i have a soft spot for baby boys who have little grown-up faces and knowing looks (mine did too). precious baby, precious mama. congrats again!

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  2. Three days of labor? You're a rock star.
    I can't wait to meet your sweet little man!
    Great work, Mama.

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  3. Congratulations! He is BEAUTIFUL!

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  4. congratulations! enjoy these early days, mama.

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  5. I love the name and it's amazing how names suit them. Congrats to you all!

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  6. congratulations to all of you!! he is beautiful and i love his name. your happiness just radiates from these images and words... i am so, so thrilled for you! xoxo

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  7. CONGRATULATIONS and many blessings!

    ~Have a lovely day!

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  8. Congratulations Julia! He's a beautiful boy.

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  9. Congratulations Julia! He's a beautiful boy.

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  10. Congratulations Julia! He's a beautiful boy.

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  11. YAYYYYYY!!!!!!

    So happy for you! He's a beaut! A natural birth (isn't it a doozy that that's how we all get here?) and on his due date ~ just like Cedar! The love just gets better and better every day. Please know you can count on me if you need to in any way, mama. xo

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  12. I'm sssoooo happy that you had the natural birth that you wanted :)
    You did good Julia, you did good!
    Claudia xox

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