Well, good golly miss molly. She's arrived! I've been speechless (yes, me, speechless!) for the past week and a half as I've been falling in love every second of every day with Maya Juniper Rose. She arrived so gently and sweetly into the world, at my home, under the guidance of my amazing midwife, Kelli Johnson, and an incredible birthing party led by Amber Melendy, my best gal and owner of Shine On Yoga.

You probably know by now that I am a passionate advocate for homebirth, and I am blessed to have had an amazing birth experience that is every bit as empowering and natural as I knew it could be, the kind of birth every woman & her child should be able to experience. We are all extra blessed to have the big event captured by local photographer Cristy Nielsen, who donated her talents in a tribute to the homebirth movement. Read more about this transformative event here, with links to photos of Maya Juniper Rose & a slideshow of the birth.

Many many many thanks to everyone in our community who has been celebrating and sending well wishes our way. We'd like to buy you a round in celebration - see special offer at the bottom of this newsletter!