Ethan's Birth 1 of 2

Being a new mom has its pros and cons. Some of which are: the first time mom has no idea what to expect, therefore has not too much to fear, except for the unknown (which is everything). Another one is she doesn't really know what to look for when someone asks if she is having contractions. This was the case with Liz. Hearing of so many first time moms having to go through 30 hours of labor, she wanted to hurry up the process just a little. So, thanks to some friends that recommended a little dose of "Blue Cohosh" (a root) she began hard labor about 6 hours after taking it. And had Ethan after about 11 hours of hard contractions. Thank goodness for epidurals so she only had to feel 4 of those tramatic hours. Hey, who says that getting back to your roots is bad....