Welcome Our Newest Arrival

Posted by: MartinFocazio

Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/24/08 04:27 PM

Please welcome Louise Focazio, born right here at home, 12:37 AM, about 90 seconds after the late-night arrival of the midwife. This is my second child born right here at home. I highly recommend homebirth for anyone planning to have kids.


Shown here, from left to right, taken about 10 minutes post birth.

My mother-in-law, Arlene, who wrangled the kids while I helped Paula with the labor.

My daughter Evelyn, who is checking mom with a stethoscope.

My wife Paula, who, given the incredible effort of birth, seems rather chipper.

Lousie, who is yawning.

My son Martin, who was a super-helpful kid throughout the pregnancy and afterward.

I'm now equipped to sleep less for a while.

Over & Out


Posted by: Blitz

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/24/08 04:53 PM

Congratulations Martin!! grin
Posted by: Blast

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/24/08 05:07 PM

That's awesome! Way to go!

-Blast
Posted by: KG2V

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/24/08 05:11 PM

Congrats Marty!
Posted by: MoBOB

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/24/08 06:04 PM

Congratulations friend...It looks like your quiver is getting full...GBU
Posted by: raydarkhorse

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/24/08 06:15 PM

Congratulations!!!!111
Posted by: dweste

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/24/08 06:31 PM

Awesome post! You made my day.

Welcome Louise, blessings and long life to all.
Posted by: Chisel

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/24/08 06:36 PM

Time to upgrade your BOB

Congratulations !
Posted by: snoman

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/24/08 10:45 PM

Hey, Congratulations!

Looks like the little guy is at full volume!
Posted by: Stretch

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/24/08 11:00 PM

Hehehe Kudos to you, Martin! Great courage and trust giving birth at home! I wish I had your huevos to do so!

...... nice looking family, too smile
Posted by: SwampDonkey

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/25/08 12:37 AM

Congratulations Martin,

Children sure do bring a lot of joy and happyness into your life.

Mike
Posted by: Kris

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/25/08 01:10 AM

Congrats! Now its baby head wetting time!!!

Posted by: OldBaldGuy

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/25/08 01:21 AM

Congrats!!! My daughter is due with her first in late May, hopefully being a grandfather will be as much fun as being a father (and a whole lot less 0200 feedings!)...
Posted by: GarlyDog

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/25/08 04:43 AM

Congratulations to you and your wife...especially your wife.
Posted by: bigmothertrucker

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/25/08 05:05 AM

your kid was actually born at home? man. that is a survival topic in itself. not often you hear of that anymore.

congrads and good luck Sir.
Posted by: leemann

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/25/08 05:44 AM

Congrats what a happy day it must be.

Lee
Posted by: katarin

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/25/08 06:39 AM

Congrats on your newest memeber of the family..
I wish i could of had mine at home.
Posted by: Chisel

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/25/08 08:57 AM

I dont know if its appropriate to put my thoughts here. Feel free to move or delete if they are not.

Sometimes I think that women are the tougher gender, and we men just pretend to be so.

Would anyone of you get married and do ... whatever .. fully knowing and expecting that nine months later he would give birth .. a painful process for a person that GIVES to the family while the same person is drained physically.

It is a survival mess in itself as mentioned up there. I may survive something UNEXPECTED but would I go into something like this fully knowing what awaits me ? I am not that courageous !

Women really deserve more respect for what they do and what they go through.

I hope a mother adds something in this thread.
Do we have any in the forum ?

ummmm

Susan ?
Posted by: Nicodemus

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/25/08 09:16 AM

Congratulations!
Posted by: MartinFocazio

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/25/08 01:06 PM

We do homebirths because we're cowards.

Birth is not a pathological event, and need not be treated as one.

The foolhardy risks of introducing unnecessary medical intervention into a safe, natural process are best explained with economics.

I'm stopping right here.


Posted by: massacre

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/25/08 01:52 PM

Contratulations!
Posted by: thseng

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/25/08 05:18 PM

Originally Posted By: martinfocazio
Birth is not a pathological event, and need not be treated as one.

Congratulations!

It's nice to see someone else who doesn't view pregnancy as a sexually transmitted disease. On the other hand I do like the options offered by being at a hospital. We've found through hard-won experience that you need to tell them who's boss and once they realize it everything goes well.

Our last son was a water birth attended by a midwife - very progressive. But the OR was right down the hall should it be needed.
Posted by: BrianTexas

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/25/08 08:40 PM

Congratulations! Since you won't be getting much sleep at night, we'll expect more postings between midnight and 6:00 am sleep

You've truly been blessed with a great family.
Posted by: REDDOG79

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/25/08 11:43 PM

Congratulations, Martin
Posted by: wildman800

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/26/08 02:44 AM

My heartiest congratulations!!!!
Posted by: marduk

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/26/08 03:36 AM

Congratulations! Now you are outnumbered!
Posted by: Naseem

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/26/08 06:14 PM

Congrats Martin!

Welcome Louise Focazio...

Bye-bye sleep...

Nas.
Posted by: Comanche7

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 02/29/08 03:17 AM

Martin,

Congratulations to you and yours. We wish your family the best.

Regards,
Comanche7 & Family
Posted by: CJK

Re: Welcome Our Newest Arrival - 03/09/08 01:44 AM

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!