Back in April, we hung out with Erika, Harold, Brooke and Major. It was nice to have Harold home for our visit! Soon after we visited, Harold's job confirmed they want him to move to Washington D.C. We will miss having them within driving distance (soooooo much!), but we are so excited for this new opportunity for Harold and the whole family. Congrats! *tear*
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| Too bad we didn't get Harold in this picture. |
Back in May, Laura did a doula training, and then attended her first birth of some good friends from church. Laura is venturing out into a new field of music therapy - labor and childbirth! She did two trainings with a wonderful music therapist over the past year about how to use music therapy techniques in childbirth education classes and in labor/childbirth. Our lovely friends from church let Laura practice her newly learned techniques when their sweet son came into the world, and it was one of the most beautiful experiences of Laura's life.
You can check out the group practice Laura is in (with two other music therapists/doulas), and learn more about doulas and music therapy, here: http://soundbirthingmusictherapy.com
***Clarification: Although Laura's views on pregnancy and childbirth have made a complete 180, that does not mean her views on having kids HERSELF has changed any. Still not interested.***
Besides, who needs kids when you can have cats???
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| Chloe loves Laura. And Laura loves Chloe! |
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| Chloe loves sleeping on Troy's pillow. And Troy loves sleeping. |
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| Diamond loves Troy. |
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| Diamond loves pineapple. |
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| Diamond loves getting her chin scratched. She's still making up her mind about Laura, though. |
What were you views on pregnancy and childbirth before and what are they now?
ReplyDeleteBefore: I thought pregnancy and childbirth were gross and scary, and I didn't want to know anything about either.
DeleteNow: I think pregnancy and childbirth are beautiful and fascinating and I want to know everything about both!
It's been a weird transition.