i, along with several other lovely mamas, attended a blessingway for our friend katie. katie is an amazingly beautiful person & such a strong woman/mama...and soon to be the mother of five(!) sweet children.
i actually met her last summer, not long after i found out that i was pregnant with our 4th child. but even in that short span of time she has had a profound impact on my life...and actually volunteered her doula services at evyn's birth...
her due date is december 31st, so pretty much any day now we will get to meet her newest addition!
congratulations, love...
we began the night with a foot scrub & scalp massage to calm the nerves & to remove the layers of doubt, concern, anxiety, stress that come & go during these journeys to the 'unknown'
with these feelings of uncertainty 'washed away', she is now free to replace them with the feelings of love, support, peace & excitement that surrounded her evening...
we each were asked to bring a bead, one that reminds of of katie & her family, to be assembled into a birthing necklace...
we sat in a circle and wrapped hemp twine around one another's arms, linking us each to the next, forming a circle symbolic of the love, support & community surrounding katie...
then we cut the twine & tied the pieces around our wrists (to be worn until katie's baby is born), a daily reminder of katie, her unborn child & their beautiful family...
an affirmation wreath (to serve as a focal point during her labor)
a basketful of blessings & well wishes for katie...
we each wrote a message of love/strength on a stone to comfort & inspire her while in labor...
heather and her youngest (of four)...
we love you, katie!
This is such a lovely celebration! I enjoyed seeing the pictures of such happy women, breastfeeding babes, and love and support for the pregnant mommy. Imagine how different births would be if all women received such blessings and positive energy!
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