well, we made a decision...

We have decided to have a home birth with this little one... We have prayed much, researched much, thought much, and finally decided.
We met with the midwife (whom I have known for about 2 years) on Saturday, and hired her...
one of our concerns had been financial, because a homebirth is not covered on insurance or medicaid here in Georgia. So, we would be paying out of pocket for this decision.
Well, God blessed us again....she (the midwife) knows how much I love to paint and so she offered to barter the cost of the birth for me doing some traditional and decorative painting in her home! Is that awesome or what??? Between that and all the other blessings that are pouring our way, God is just blowing our minds... It is truly amazing what happens when you are obedient to what He has said...
Anyway, I have posted a link to a really neat article about homebirth for any who would have questions... It is very informative, but also a neat story... I will put it here:
http://www.spiritofchange.org/fa050604c.shtml
and also put it in my links section to the right...
For the record, I am not actually familiar with the magazine that this article came from, it was photocopied into the homebirth planner that the midwife gave us...so I guess I should have a disclaimer stating that the views (other than this particular article, of course) expressed at "spirit of change magazine" do not neccessarily reflect the views and opinions of the Bailey's... :)
We are very excited about this decision and are feverishly working on the house and all of it's projects, to be ready for December.
We will keep everyone updated on the progress, maybe even some before and after photos...maybe....
Well, better go.... time for feeding at the "zoo"...