36-ish hours of labor.
over 1 hour of pushing.
2 blackouts.
1 ambulance on standby.
2 amazing assistants.
2 midwives.
1 happy home.
1 perfect wide-eyed baby.
1 wasted, and completely happy mom.
born 7.23.2013
 at 10:44pm
after some rest, and help from those who were more coherent, 
i will write all the gory details.
as i don’t want to forget even one.
thanks for the support and love and messages.
if you need me, i’ll be staring at this darling girl.