Debora woke me up in the middle of the night to tell me that her water broke. Then on the next afternoon, 15 September 2009, at 2:26 pm, Josiah Jachin Parsons was born. He weighed 8 lbs 1 oz at birth and was 20 and a half inches long. He was born in the water in a big plastic animal feeding trough that our midwife bought for just such a purpose (in case any of her clients wanted to have a water birth). He was born in the sun room off the back of the house in a very peaceful setting with birds chirping and the fresh air coming in the open window. Our best birth yet. Debora says that she did not have any fear during the birth (praise God), but that she still did feel pain (if we have a sixth, we will continue to pray for a painless birth). :)
Josiah, like all babies, was not very cute immediately after the birth, but now, at 12 days old, he looks a little more normal (some might even say cute). We took him to church with us today (his second time out of the house). It is pretty funny to have five kids in five car seats in the back of our car (Esperance has a booster seat still).
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