Newscast

The news report went well. We were on yesterday at noon. It was really fun.

First of all, their coverage of us was really good. Joel said they did a great job and everything they said was accurate...except they said we live in a missionary compound. :) Funny.

They showed Cass being born and talked about the benefits of birth this way...both natural and in water. It was done in such a positive light and just very well done in general. They interviewed us and our doctor. It really was a story about water birth. But, that's ok...I mean if ladies decide to do vaginal, even if they only want to do it in water...whatever it takes to get them to do vaginal (and not automatically schedule a c-section), that's what's important, right?

It was so great...you know how on morning shows sometimes they have featured bands that will play a couple of songs there in the studio? Well, after our segment there was a band there doing that. It was a band of 4 young guys. When it switched to their segment, they just kept talking about our story and talking about how they were married and that looked like a great way to have a baby. They had this big discussion about it and even showed the footage of Cass being born again. They used part of that next segment for more of our story...and the band guys were really into it. It was so funny. We were cracking up.

Anyway, we were pleased. All the other kids got a little air time too, so that was fun. We should be getting a DVD of our segment at some point. When we do we will try to put it on the web for you to see.

Truly, there have been so many other doors open for all this already. The morning I went into labor our pediatrician here in town called and asked if we could help another American couple here...they are wanting to have a homebirth too. There are other things happening in this whole realm of just coming alongside others who are working to get natural births to be the norm here in Brazil...really getting women the education they so desperately need here. It's exciting.

Oh, another really funny thing about the newscast: Here at the seminary they have a cafeteria where everyone eats their meals. Yesterday at noon they had rigged up a TV in the cafeteria and were watching the news during their meal. We had no idea...didn't even know they knew about it. So funny! When Joel went to take the kids to Port. class they told him how we got a standing ovation at the part where Cass was born and everyone was just hooting and hollering in the cafeteria. So crazy. Some of our other friends called afterwards to tell us they'd seen it. It really was fun and hopefully it will help to spur on some change. I'll talk more about what I feel like God might be doing with me in that area later. It's all very exciting stuff.

Now, some pictures that were taken last night...

Gifts were given to us yesterday by "the Germans." That's what Joel calls them. They are our neighbors and they are from Germany...it's just funny. Anyway, they gave Cass a cute little Peter Rabbit outfit and the other kids a Caillou DVD. They got the treat of eating supper in the TV room and watching their new video.
This is the son of Ricardo and Denise (our neighbors, friends, and fellow Asas missionaries...they were here for the birth), Pedro. He's been dying to see the baby since she was born. He actually wanted to come for the birth. :) He was finally able to make it down and take a gander at the little one.
My little multi-tasking babysitters.

Sweet sister sugars.




Cass's first time in her swing.