We had a lovely day at the lake. Still no baby, but I did have a bit of a scare in WalMart.Just inside the entrance I had a doozy of a contraction - the way down low kind that makes an experienced mom think her water is going to break.During the 30 second peak, [...]

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The fall brought death to all of us. Our mother Eve’s portion of the curse was also pain in childbirth. After giving birth 8 times, it seems to me that childbirth is also a picture of that death brought by the curse.Let me explain.All the childbirth books tell us about the standard psychological signposts:

Euphoria, excitement [...]

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Thanks for all the encouragement in these last long days. Even though I had convinced myself I would go overdue, I just didn’t expect to be so much on pins and needles with the waiting!I figured out a simple solution to the children asking so often. I just waited 3 1/2 minutes after [...]

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