Birth of Twins Larsen and Wesley - Swedish Issaquah

August 23, 2024 Morgan Petroski

Twins Larsen and Wesley were born on Wednesday August 21 at Swedish Issaquah. They were welcomed via a smooth and calm scheduled c-section.
Mom and dad were so ready to meet them. Welcome to the world little ones!

Baby Larsen Marie (Baby A)
Born at 10:47am
Weight 7lb 3oz
Length 18.9”

Baby Wesley Thomas (Baby B)
Born at 10:49am
Weight 7lb 4oz
Length 18.5”

Here is their birth story in photos:

Birth of Baby Wiley - Puget Sound Birth Center - Kirkland, Wa

July 11, 2024 Morgan Petroski

Meet Wiley. After a quick labor, she was born into the water at Puget Sound Birth Center on her father’s birthday!

I met them very very briefly at their house just as they were collecting the final things and jumping into the car to head to the birth center. All Wiley’s older siblings ran out to say goodbye to mom and give her belly one last hug.

After approximately 30 mins at the birth center and 2 mins of pushing she was here! Covered in so much birthday frosting (vernix) that it ended up all over mom and dad too.

Just after she was born her grandmothers (her middle-namesakes) and great-grandmother arrived to greet her as well. It truly felt like a birthday party with so much joy and oxytocin flowing in the room.

Wiley Amara Laurie Havanec
July 8, 2024
7:29 pm
8 lbs 4.5 oz
21” long

SNEAK PEEK BIRTH PHOTOS

Birth of Baby Nola - Providence Regional Medical Center Pavilion for Women and Children - Everett, Wa

March 29, 2024 Morgan Petroski

Baby Nola joined her parents after a fast induction that kept their midwife and nurses on their toes. Welcome Nola, your parents are so happy to finally meet you!

Date & Time of Birth: 3/28 at 11:16 pm
Weight: 7lb 2oz
Length: 18.75”

Birth of Baby L - Virginia Mason - Seattle, Wa

September 28, 2023 Morgan Petroski

After a few days of prodromal labor and then finally a quick, beautiful, and peaceful labor on the morning of September 25th, Baby L was born. His mother strongly and gracefully birthed him in the water and then welcomed him into her arms. Welcome little one!

A mother labors in the dark on a birth ball at Virginia Mason in Seattle.

A woman hangs on her husband as her supports her through a contraction.

A mother labors in the birth tub while surrounded by her husband and midwife at Virginia Mason in Seattle.

A husband gently touches his wife's arm during labor.

A husband kisses his wife's forehead while she smiles between contractions and sits in a birthing tub.

A mother brings her baby up to her chest immediately after giving birth to him in a birth tub at Virginia Mason in Seattle.

A mother looks up at her husband while holding their freshly born baby with a look of astonishment and surprise about what just happened.

A father leans over the birth tub to take a close look at the baby his wife just birthed and is holding in her arms.

A mother looks adoringly at her freshly born baby in the birth tub at Virginia Mason in Seattle.

A freshly born baby looks up at his mother while still in the birth tub at Virginia Mason in Seattle.

A father cuts the cord of his newborn baby at the hospital.

A father smiles and looks down lovingly while holding his newborn son in his arms.

A mother smiles at her husband from the hospital bed with their newborn son in her arms.

Birth of Baby Waylon - Puget Sound Birth Center - Kirkland, Wa

September 7, 2023 Morgan Petroski

It’s a pretty special thing when the stars align on a birth. This little guy will always have a cool birth story that begins with… Well, I was born on my parent’s anniversary…

More to come later. But for now, here’s a quick sneak peek from Waylon’s birth this week!