. . . the events in this story unfolded.

Yes, I finally got around to writing Lily’s birth story. Well, got around to finishing it anyway – I wrote an extremely rough draft very early on and then would tinker with it periodically.  But eventually I managed to flesh it out and polish it up a bit, and I share it with you here.

Here she was then:

And here she is now:

Fair notice: It’s a candid and, I hope, fairly accurate birth story. Including labor. Which is to say – there will be an expletive. I restrained myself, really, but if ever a person should be given a bit of a pass, it’s here. So you’ve been warned.

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