Nancy

What could keep me away from Tuesday Afternoon knitting I wonder? Well, Nancy, that's who. I have been on call for my dear friend Lara's home birth since she was 37 weeks pregnant. Today was her due date. Only 4% of babies actually come on their due date, did you know that? Nancy is one of the 4%. Being a midwife is a great honor and privilege, especially when the couple are so completely in tune with the process and allow the hormones to flow and the birth to happen as it should.
At ten to one this afternoon this little baby made her way into the world. A good days work for all concerned. Such a bright sunny day, no mad dash in the middle of the night, all very civilised and good. I will post pictures here when I can.

Nancy wearing the Baby Yoda Sweater from Dogs Steal Yarn a cracking good pattern for a newborn Jedi.

In the meantime, I will absorb all the comments about the mat-a-long and get to work as soon as I can. I am really pleased by the rapid response and the general feeling of 'joining in' you early contributors have - it will be very interesting to see how it all looks. I can't wait! But for now I am going to have a shower, a glass of red (the first for three weeks of on-call!) and an early night. Postnatal visiting to do now!