We did it!
We received little Evan Lucas early in the morning (2am) on Thursday, April 9th. He is 7lbs, 7oz. I delivered him at home, in water using the HypnoBirthing method. It was beyond anything I ever imagined. Truly amazing.
He certainly surprised us, arriving 2 weeks early. My husband scrambled all day Wednesday to get the room and pool ready, plus all the last minute supplies while I went in and out of labor. What a journey the last 2 weeks have been. Here we are now and the vision is realized. I’m on cloud nine!
I’m feeling terrific and enjoying this Babymoon time. I’ll share my birth story very soon but wanted to quickly share our first pictures with you. I hope you have a wonderful Easter weekend with your family.
Evan at 7 hours old
My baby brother!
Our little man.
Proud Daddy
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Am I really the first one to make a comment?! Wow! Congratulations Monica and family. Evan is so cute and I am thrilled that your birth went as you had hoped. I can’t wait to read your birth story, but in the meantime enjoy lots of loving snuggles in these precious early days. All the very best to everyone!
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He is such a little sweetie! And his big brother looks like he will love and protect him. Congratulations all and have a fabulous Easter!
(And enjoy the babymoon!)
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Congratulations!! I’m so glad that the HypnoBirthing turned out well! Your baby looks so adorable!! Thanks for putting up the photos.
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Congratulations on your new wee one!! He is so precious…makes me want another one lol
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Happy Easter and welcome Evan. I am so happy for your family and how it all turned out. From talking to you on the phone through a few of your contractions, I wasn’t sure what was going to happen when we hung up. I’m so glad it was at home and the way you imagined. Thank goodness he is healthy and all is well. What a beautiful family and big sis must me loving this cuddle time. Enjoy and rest up. Looking forward to your birth story.
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Happy Easter Wendy and Family!
So happy to hear about the safe and joyful arrival of Baby Evan – many congratulations to you and your husband and family.
Thank you for bringing the Hypno-birthing method to our awareness – I look forward to hearing about your experiences sometime when you feel like writing…
Best Wishes,
Marie
Congratulations on your new cutie pie! And way to go on the home birth. I’m proud of you
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Congratulations! And for doing it such a great way.
Maggie
welcome baby evan and congratulations! i can’t wait to hear the rest of the story…
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Congratulations! Beautiful baby, elated mama… undoubtedly! Enjoy every single second!
Congratulations, Monica!!! I’m so happy everything turned out the way you wanted it to. Go mama!!! Great pics. Welcome Evan!!
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Congratulations! I’m sorry I didn’t comment sooner (I had stopped by last week as a lurker).
I’m happy it all went well and was a pretty ideal birth for you and your family. Enjoy little Evan!
Hi Monica,
I so happy for you guys, and just catching up here after being on vacation, and then not seeing this. Congratulations and have fun, all of you, as a family!
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CONGRATS!!! Beautiful family. Thanks for sharing these georgeous pics. Enjoy every moment. Our third, Caleb is already almost a year- we can’t believe it, the speed of time!