Our daughter Sarah Lisette was born on August 23, just before 8 a.m. on a Tuesday morning.  Lisette - and three of her brothers - were born at home, with a doctor and a nurse-midwife in  attendance.

[caption id="attachment_457" align="aligncenter" width="479"]<a href="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/LisetteBornAM1.jpg"><img class=" wp-image-457 " title="LisetteBornAM" src="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/LisetteBornAM1.jpg" alt="" width="479" height="335" /></a> The day Lisette was born. That's Andrew nose-to-nose with his new sister and Matthew peering over his shoulder.[/caption]

One of the joys of home birth is having older siblings included in the birth. Andrew and Matthew came into the room to greet their sister just minutes after Lisette was born.

[caption id="attachment_258" align="aligncenter" width="576"]<a href="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/LisetteDebiPorchswing_1.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-258" title="LisetteDebiPorchswing_1" src="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/LisetteDebiPorchswing_1.jpg" alt="" width="576" height="422" /></a> Lisette and Debi, still in our Sunday church clothes[/caption]

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[caption id="attachment_173" align="aligncenter" width="499"]<a href="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/AML-L6months.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-173" title="Andrew, Matthew, Lisette" src="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/AML-L6months.jpg" alt="Andrew, Matthew, Lisette" width="499" height="655" /></a> Matthew and Andrew playing with Lisette - our first three miracles[/caption]

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[caption id="attachment_1034" align="aligncenter" width="518"]<a href="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/girlcousinsMexicoBeach.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1034" title="girlcousinsMexicoBeach" src="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/girlcousinsMexicoBeach.jpg" alt="" width="518" height="335" /></a> Lisette, Brannon, Amanda and Jessica, four girl cousins having fun at the family beach vacation[/caption]

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[caption id="attachment_178" align="aligncenter" width="500"]<a href="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Lisette-at-3.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-178" title="Lisette at 3" src="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Lisette-at-3.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="659" /></a> Our Precious Lisette, at age 3[/caption]

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[caption id="attachment_198" align="aligncenter" width="363"]<a href="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/lisette-zipline.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-198" title="lisette zipline" src="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/lisette-zipline.jpg" alt="" width="363" height="472" /></a> Lisette braved the zipline over the Hersey River, by herself.[/caption]

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[caption id="attachment_620" align="aligncenter" width="432"]<a href="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/JBLPhilly7-yr.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-620" title="JB&amp;LPhilly7 yr" src="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/JBLPhilly7-yr.jpg" alt="" width="432" height="579" /></a> Benjamin (10), Jonathan (7) and Lisette (12) in Philadelphia, in front of Independence Hall[/caption]

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