It's official...

I'm A Doula!

If you want to know exactly what this means, check it out here. There are still a few more steps to be completely certified through DONA but I can actually practice as a Doula, just not certified, for now. Wow, I have so many ideas running through my head. My mind is full of babies, birth, support, massage, labor, music, movement, pressure, planning, listening, preparation, love, mothering, giving, receiving. At one point, a midwife came in to talk to us as a guest speaker and she told us how she feels about what she does. She talked about the pressure and struggle of labor for the mother and this intensity in the room that exists and builds. Then all of the sudden...that baby is here, and this stillness sweeps over the room, like angels are handing it over. The whole room was in tears, including the midwife, and I thought to myself, these are my people.