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Aradia Zorah Snyderman

Aradia
literally from the latin "ara" emanating from "dia" goddess
Queen of the Witches
Daughter of Diana
Represented the Moon
In Strega folklore, she came to earth to teach Diana's Magick to the witches, the poor and the dispossesed

Zorah
We wanted her her initials to be A Z, so she could be anything she wanted to be Alpha to Omega, the whole spectrum of choices. There are many variations of this name:
Hebrew: she shines
Slavic: aurora, dawn
Arabic: The blooming, and the planet Venus, which governs Taurus the bull

Snyderman
We agreed years ago that if we conceived a girl, she would get Todd's last name Snyderman. If we conceived a boy, he would get Sarah's last name Cohen.
Fate decided to bless us with a girl, so her last name is Snyderman.

The Birth Tour

Thank you to Ahri and Tania, the inspiration behind The Birth Tour. This is an initiative to keep our birth stories alive by gathering in small groups to talk about birth. They recorded birth stories from around the country last year and edited them down to a one hour program for public radio. You can purchase the program at their website, Thin Air Media. They are now working on a sequel, called Born, that will be about postpartum. Can't wait until September when it will be heard around the country!!

MANA in Michigan!

Thomas has a baby brother!

Remember Thomas? IF you don't (and only a few will have read this blog for that long!) Click here to see Thomas and his friend Pascal. Well... Thomas has a beautiful baby brother: Jack Alexander Lowry born on May 2, 2008 at 8:05am. Happy Mother's Day to Rita!

Welcome to Earth!

Aradia Zorah Snyderman
born May 2, 2008 @ 11:40 PM

8lbs,12 oz. and 21 inches
TNC-- Totally Natural Childbirth!!

Rapper Baby Love

Welcome to rapper Baby Love-- Isabelle Faye who was born on April 23, 2008 to proud parents Faina and Bart. Isabelle is a joy and a wonder, we are blessed by her presence and can't wait to hear how she raps in the future!!

Saturday's prayer for light

Welcome Zia Amei Salah who blessed us with her entrance on a beautiful sunny Saturday in San Francisco. Zia was born on April 12, 2008 at 1:27pm to proud parents Summer and Kwame. Zia is a gift and we are all grateful for her presence. Check out her baby blog at Babylove!

Rohan is here!

Bloggers unite! You can read the wonderful story of Rohan's birth over on his parent's blog. Click here: The Homebirth Experience. Rohan arrived on March 24, 2008 at 6:30 pm. He is just perfect!!

Emmi's here!

Welcome Emmi Madeleine!

Intuition and technology can sometimes work together. Emmi was born by emergency CSEC on March 19, 2008 at 2:56 pm. You can read about her amazing story here. Bianca and Brian are grateful to St. Luke's for stellar back-up care and we all remain grateful and humbled for a good birth outcome. She sure is beautiful!

Beschuits en Muisjes

Welcome Desmond and Abigail, who arrived in that order, on April 1, 2008. 7 pound 3 oz. Desmond was born in the water and arrived at 12:56 am, and little Abigail, weighing in at a feisty 4 pounds 10 ounces arrived 41 minutes later at 1:37 am on her mama's bed. Yvonne, the amazing mama, is, was , and continues to be completely in charge. I am humbled before the power of women. Thanks for the beschuits en muisjes!!