Before we get to the pictures, let me just tell you about my friend Amy. In short, she is one heckuva trooper.
She had Baby James with zero painkillers. Nada. And this is her third child, delivered naturally, without an epi. Armed with the aid of her super doula, Bonnie, hubby Andy, some soothing Appalachian tunes and nerves of steel, Amy delivered Baby James after eight hours of labor. In this day and age, this kind of feat is just plain heroic.
I asked Amy how she deals with it (I had my second child without painkillers but it was not by choice) – and more importantly, why?! She tells me it’s because this pain has a purpose. And what a purpose.
Amy and Andy chose not to find out the sex of their baby until (s)he arrived. I had my money on another boy. I am five for five now. Not sharing that secret 
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Thank you for having me, Andy and Amy. It was an inspiring and humbling experience.
Half of these were shot on Kodak BW400CN, and some on Ilford3200 on my Canon 1v, and some digitally on 5dii in the darker spots. Enjoy!
Time for a walk around the block. Still in the mood to goof around between contractions!
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Amazing!! I love seeing these…in some ways, it’s almost better than video because you can use your own imagination to fill in the gaps. I actually teach at Evergreen, and truly believe it’s an amazing hospital to birth a baby. What a sweet family! I wish them all the luck in the world as they make this transition to a family of 5!