Why “Splish Splash Born in the Bath” was created?

My daughter is the “baby” in the story. If it wasn’t for her story there would be no story. Her story came about because I didn’t believe that I needed to have a painful and long delivery. I used to raise Quarter horses and I always marveled at how easily they gave birth. It was quite the opposite of pretty much every women I had met who wished to share their “horror” birth stories. I always thought I would just stick to having horse babies. They were much cuter and a whole lot easier. The short story is when I was pregnant with Anja I asked the Lord if I could have a birth just like my mares did. They went off by themselves, had their babies quietly, quickly and didn’t appear to be in pain. Most of the mares I had always had their babies in under 30 minutes. I would check on them and no baby. I would check 30 minutes later and often the baby was either up or working on standing up. I also surrounded myself with stories and videos of women who had these same amazing birth experiences. I am so very grateful that He delighted in giving me the joy of having her in 22 minutes, quickly, by myself, easily and with no pain. It was truly an amazing experience!