In looking back at the announcement of Abi's birth on this blog I see I left out a great many details. You may not know that Abi was born at home; well, her grandparent's home to be exact. Laura went into recognizable labor about 9:00 Saturday morning and Abi was born at 4:25 (give or take a couple minutes) that afternoon. There was one tense moment that passed quickly (thankfully). Abi arrived healthy and well.
Now, with a home birth, things can be a little different than what you may be accustomed to. I say that to prepare you for this... The mid-wife package the placenta and suggested we plant it with a commemorative tree or shrub. We froze it until we were ready to do that. Ben & Laura purchased a small Red Japanese Maple and yesterday we planted it.
As you can see, though the tree is small, it is taller than Abi. It will be interesting to see which grows faster (we know the tree will be ultimately the tallest).
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