the nipper napper

Isha sleeps alot. But! today we have pictures of her in both states - eyes closed/eyes open

star child born drawn out by the full moon

yesterday at 2 am Isha Sol Akhtar Baron emerged in our dark bedroom and scored 11 out of 10 on the Apgar Scale (shades of Spinal Tap!). Active labor, starting at 8 pm, then we progressed like gang-busters.The midwife Deborah arrived at 12:30 - the second arrived at 1:55 am, and Isha met all of us 6 minutes later. The head pops out first, you know, and Isha was ready to breathe right then, even before her chest had cleared and her lungs could expand. Kami watched it all! Deborah said 'your baby wants to breathe - push the rest of her out!" 1 second later it was so. So Isha's birthday is June 18th - mark your calendars!

Today was her second checkup, her first bath, and her first moment in the sun (through a window, but still). Oh, and she likes being in her sling.

She is doing great!

waiting for solstice

I will be 40 weeks pregnant this coming week! Isha is in the same position she has been in for many weeks, but maybe even a little better. Her back is out toward the right side of my body, explaining the stretch marks on that side and the stronger back muscles also on that side. It looks to me like she is starting to "drop", although since it is already possible to feel her head from inside the birth canal, how much further down can her head drop in advance?? All of this is so mysterious. One foot or knee kicks out in front on the left. Sometimes she gets the hiccups and we feel the rhythmic vibrations. We have everything we need for the birth, including frozen cubes of electrolyte snapple and bendable straws.