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 Many of you may know that my wife, Sonia, was pregnant with our first child.  For those that didn’t, now you do.  Due date was 3/21/15 with the gender TBD on arrival.  Sonia’s pregnancy was largely and fortunately uneventful.  Then she started labor on Friday, March 13^th, in the late afternoon (ironically the exact time she finished her last day of work).  After 11 weeks of 2.5 hour birthing classes, we expected and felt well prepped for a natural birth with a midwife in the hospital.  What a humbling experience…  After 27 hours of natural medication-free labor then an additional 9 hours of epidural induced relief (what a great invention!), we welcomed…

The best part is that both Sonia and Kalaya are healthy.  What a humbling experience – every part of it.  So thankful for my wife, great birthing teachers, an amazing birthing team, and of course my daughter!