Happy Birthday Brooks!

Oct 25th, at 7:33AM, Brooks Matthew Harrison was born. He weighed in at a healthy 6 pounds 12oz. Let me first start by saying what an incredible experience it was to labor and deliver Brooks. I had wanted a drug free birth (tried previously with Breck and caved last minute for the damn epidural- HATED it) and with Brooks, this was achieved. I keep getting asked WHY??? like I'm a loon... nope, not a loon just something I had researched and desired for several years. I have lots of reasons for wanting a drug free birth, but it definitely was NOT because I wanted a challenge or wanted to show how tough I was! HA... on the contrary, I'm not very tough at all, but really wanted a birth without interventions that could possibly lead to heart decelerations with Brooks or to a c section. I wanted my baby to be alert as possible without any drugs in his system and I also wanted to experience this spectacular gift that God gave women! I used my hypnobabies tools which helped incredibly and the nurse I had was outstanding (thank you amy jones) and really helped me through every moment. I'm still in awe at what our bodies do ON THEIR OWN... I'm so thankful that I was able to do this and really be in the moment when Brooks entered this world. It was the GREATEST experience ever!
Brooks said hello to us with a loud cry and open eyes. When I saw him, it was like I always knew him....can't believe how much bigger my heart grew in a nanosecond.
My recovery was ridiculously fast and was up and walking before i even left the delivery room. The Harrison house is now one more boy strong!