Aliyah Noelle is here! Part 2

Here she is. I recently took a picture of her sleeping and she is still sleeping right now. She is almost 2 weeks old. We have been enjoying the time relaxing and getting used to a new little baby in our home. She has a little cold right now, so we are hoping that will go away soon.

Story about her birth (this is a little graphic but not too bad):
On February 1, 2010 I was having contractions somewhat irregularly at around 10:00 am in the morning. I didn't think very much about them, but I knew they were coming so I continued doing housework such as laundry. My husband, my son and my self all ate dinner around 1:00 and I continued with the laundry and put it away while I was still having some contractions. I hadn't informed my husband that the contractions were coming yet. By about 2:00 I lay down for a little nap with my son running around the bed room and getting into stuff like he usually likes to do while I am sleeping. My husband went to the library to study but I hadn't yet informed him that I was having the contractions.

By about 4:00 in the afternoon, I realized that the contractions were coming really strong and that I was truely in labor. I called my husband at the library. He took his time arriving home. I had previously packed all the birth supply into a small tote, an old suitcase and a diaper bag so that we could easily move the supply as needed to a hotel. I started moving the home birth supply out to our vehicle.....still having contractions. By about 4:30, he arrived home. I quickly moved into the car and told my husband to inform his grandmother that she would need to watch our son for a while. We did not inform her that I was in labor however....as she has been somewhat apprehensive about our decision to have a home birth.

My husband returned to the car and we drove to the nearest hotel with a jacuzzi, thinking labor would still last a long time and I would be able to relax in the jacuzzi. We were definitely wrong. As soon as we arrived in the parking lot, contractions were coming really strong. I stood out in the parking lot, hoping not to draw too much attention while my husband registered the room. He came back, I immediately took the key and practically ran to the hotel room (thankfully no steps or elevator). When I entered the room contractions were coming really fast, and there was no time to think. My husband somehow had the time to bring in the tote and suitcase, while I was laboring in the bathroom.

After a little time in the bathroom, labor pangs were real and there was no turning back. We were in for a show. I had some bloodiness before the water broke and this concerned me and my husband a little bit but the labor pains were so strong, there was no way we could ask for help from any other source than from up above. The pangs kept comming and then the water broke. That was it. I could feel baby descending and I let my body relax........ It was happening so fast. I took a little breather and came down on all fours. I let my body do the work and her head appeared. I arose to my feet and my husband caught her during one final contraction. She came out pink and cried after a little pat on the back or two. It was a pretty amazing sight. Her arrival time was about 5:15 pm. The placenta came after about 20 minutes and it felt so good to get that out. I didn't need any of the shepherd's purse or any such thing to control bleeding. Although I did take a few cinnamon tablets.

After the labor, I was still pretty energized. I could walk around and such without difficulty. I was a little sore from stretched tissues but that healed very well with out major recuperation.

My husband cleaned up the mess with a few cleaning supplies we picked up at Wal-Mart. By about 8:30 pm or so family started to visit us at the hotel room. The weather wasn't the greatest, so some folks decided not to visit on that day. We actually were thankful for that, because we could all get the rest we needed. That night we all slept in a king size bed (Momma, Daddy and baby) Aliyah slept so peacefully. She really had no need to cry (no nurses around to poke and prod her) Her loudest cry came a few days later when we went to the doctor to get a "required" PKU test. That was to ensure that we would be able to get a birth certificate for her. We did encounter some difficulty with that, since there was no midwife present, but we have now filled out the paper work and hope it will all go smoothly from here on out.

To anyone else who is having difficulty finding a way to have a safe birth (outside of hospital environment), without relying on the government assistance if finances are short, a DIY birth is the way to go. It can be scary and there are some spiritual battles one must face, but it is worth it in the long run. There are many resources out there if you know where to look. I may also write a little e-book to help some folks get started on such a simple and joyful process.

Aliyah Noelle is here!

She arrived into daddy's hands Feb. 1, 2010. It was a fast labor and very manageable. Pictures and details coming soon!

A highly recomended book

Are you a new Christian, one who grew up in a Christian home or one that has fallen to the temptations of this world with tragic results? Have you found that you are struggling in your faith and have been torn apart by the hypocrisy in some churches? Do you have family members who "love" their sin? This book exposes how the enemy tries to get us to "sample" the lusts of this world. It has been a wonderful read for anyone who would like to put a mark on the enemy's lies..... We don't have to become a victim to the deceptions of this world thanks to Christ dieing on the cross.

Summary "There are many 'modern' sins ensnaring more and more people everyday. Some are blatant, but many are secret, quickly seducing the participant into behavior that separates them from God. Popular pastor and author Erwin Lutzer exposes Satan's seven most common 'traps,' warning readers and giving them hope for liberation from these forms of bondage. Addressing greed, gambling, alcoholism, pornography, sexual freedom, pleasure, and occultism, Lutzer takes on tough and sensitive issues with great compassion and clarity."

The Egyptians....ye shall see..... no more

Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness. And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
(Exo 14:12-13)


Are you following Christ today or are you serving Egypt? Many who choose to home birth recognize our human frailty. Egypt has idols of all kinds to serve that appear to "save us". Are you trusting that Christ will take care of you in the wilderness??

Put your trust in him today, he is all we have to trust.

Faith and works

This article shows how the modern evangelical has missed the mark of salvation. Sure it is true that we are saved by grace....but faith without works is dead. You can not just be saved mentally, you need to show it with the way you live your life.

Acapella Hymns

Trust Birth....partake of the first fruits

"Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things. Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel: Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound. Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him: If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us: If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself. Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers. Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. "
(2Timothy 2:1-15)

A husband must be the first to enjoy the fruits of his labor. A woman may labor but the first fruits belong to the husband, not to the doctor and not to the midwife. This can be applied to many things in life. Wives are to be helpers and givers towards their husbands.

If you have some time, listen to these testimonies of men and women who have experienced unassisted birth. Some of the speakers have a unique view of the scriptures and their spirituality may seem "off" concerning discernment of the truth [If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. (1Jn 1:10)], but we who know scriptures are able to take what is good out of their testimony and filter it through scripture, it is possible to come to a solid foundation of our Lord and Saviour and how he brings us back to our creator as redeemer.