Sister Birth Blog

Hazel today, at age 7 June 1st was the 7th birthday of our firstborn. Here is her birth story. Its LONG because her birth was, too. 😉 Note: all the photos in this post are courtesy of Jennifer Holshoe, who was a birth photographer and student then, and is a wonderful midwife today. THE BIRTH […]

I am definitely NOT just being trite when I say it’s one of the better parts of my job to be invited to photograph or attend a second (or subsequent) birth for a family, and/or to photograph the times in between births. Because I LOVE watching families grow over the years. This is one of […]

In keeping with my goal for this year, I’m sharing the birth stories of each of my kids on their birthdays. Walter just turned THREE. And the following is the story of that day. Final Days of Pregnancy i had so much wishful thinking that he would come early. I mistook wishful thinking for intuition, […]

I initially thought I’d share my childrens’ birth stories in reverse birth order, beginning with my fourth/youngest, Maeve. But now it’s Gus’s birthday. He’s my second-born, which means I’m sharing out of birth order a bit here, but it seems good to share his story on his 5th birthday, so here we are!   Here’s Gus […]

Crystal is an integrative women’s health specialist, combining yoga therapy, physical therapy, and wellness coaching into beautifully customized one-on-one services for women. I had a couple sessions with her prior to my own last birth, and it was amazingly helpful. I highly recommend her!  Crystal personally practices everything she teaches others, which is probably why […]

Today is my fourth baby’s 1st birthday. To celebrate, I’m making her birth story the first blog post on Sisterbirth.com. After this one, I’ll work backwards and share all of my birth stories here.  I’d been saying all along that I would be “late” with this baby. There were so many loose ends to wrap […]