The Story of Clare

First things first: I'm still here, and I'm still pregnant.  36 weeks and 3 days to be exact, which is when I delivered Emeric.  In the interest of publishing all of my previous birth stories before I accumulate another one, I present to you: the never before told story of Clare's entrance into the world as we know it.

 (I'm not sure why Clare's birth story hasn't been told for the internet yet - probably because she's getting the classic middle child treatment - but in my defense I just found an old journal where I actually wrote down the whole tale a week after her delivery, something that I did NOT do with any of the other children at any point.  So there ya go, Clare.)

The usual birth story disclaimers apply - you know, like: "This is a birth story.  It will contain the story of an actual human birth.  Proceed with caution."

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