San Diego Fair 2010

Here’s a short list of some of the Haiti Earthquak Relief organizations you can support.

* SAVE THE CHILDREN

* THE AMERICAN RED CROSS

* UNICEF

* DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS

An easy way to help it to text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10 to Red Cross relief efforts
or
text “YELE” to 501501 to donate $5 to Yele Haiti’s Earthquake Relief efforts.

Pray for GOD’s comfort over the hurting, for HIS guidance and provision over the medical teams and all those who are aiding in the relief efforts, and for those who are still missing loved ones after the earthquake to be reunited.

I’ve been slacking in the blog department …you know how the holiday season gets… but here are a few picture updates on what’s been going on with the Coalsons.

My baby boy being cute as ever!What’s Christmas without “A Christmas Story”

if you’re preggo or thinking about having a baby, i STRONGLY recommend watching the film “the business of being born“. 

at the start of my pregnancy i wasn’t sure how i wanted to give birth. thought i’d take the typical hospital route…actually i wanted to give birth in the hospital because i had never stayed in a hospital before and thought this would finally be my chance (i know…wierd). but i watched this film, and it totally changed my mind.  i decided to go the au natural route, and even though it was the HARDEST and most PAINFUL thing i had EVER been through, in the end….i’m so glad i did it that way.  nothing beats the natural oxytocin rush that you feel when you give birth naturally and you finally hold your baby in your arms after such a long journey. 

jaydon was born at best start birth center, which is just the most FABULOUS place to give birth in san diego!!!  i loved my experience there!!!  all the midwives are just the coolest and most down-to-earth people to have shared this journey with!  HUGE THANKS to jude, roberta, ruth, and carlee…who were all with me throughout my labor.  haha…my labor was so long i went through 3 different on-call midwife shifts.