Growing Grasses: Baby Maya is Born

Friday night we were dying to hold our little baby, so we decided to encourage her out with a walk to dinner and a long walk following. The next morning Jessi was in labor. Her mom (Corinne), sister (Adrienne), & sister's fiance (Atticus) hopped in their cars and headed to Carrboro from Virginia. They labored at home all day Saturday with Chris' constant support, Corinne using massage to make Jessi more comfortable, Adrienne using her midwifery knowledge to turn the baby into an easier birthing position, and Atticus in the kitchen whipping up delicious food for everyone.

We went once to the birth center late Saturday night to get checked out, but returned home to get some rest. By 4 am we returned to the Birth Center with contractions very close together and within 2 hours our little baby was born.

Maya Ovadia Grass was born at 5:50 AM Sunday (8/12/12). She weighed 7 pounds 1 ounce and was 19.5 inches long.

minutes after Maya was born

We stayed at the birth center long enough to get a little nap and for the staff to approve everyone's vitals. Around noon we headed home to rest and recover in comfort.

Our birth team was amazing and we appreciated the birth center's support through our pregnancy and birth so we could bring home a wonderful, healthy little girl.

More pictures from the birth center:
(link to these photos in our Picasa Web Album: https://picasaweb.google.com/ChrisandJessiGrass888/MayaBirthCenter?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCMPdhbimzr__XA&feat=directlink)