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Baby Z’s Birth

May 08, 2013

Most of you know that Adri (“Mr. Stark”/my husband and partner) and I had a baby March 23rd, 2013…hence my lack of online presence (more or less). For those of you interested, I made a video about his birth story. I left out some details, so if you have any questions, please just ask! I love talking about his birth, and like all new moms, anything and everything baby related!

Hope you enjoy!

Birth of Baby Z!

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