Click here to see a video of Niamh
You will need to have 'RealPlayer' from RealAudio to view this video.
Which by chance is a free download from RealAudio.com
click on the graphic below to get the Player for free.
You might be wondering who we are
My name is John Rakestraw, my wife Toni and I just had our fifth child. This was the first of our brood to be homebirthed. Look further down the page to see the newest member.
Toni is not only the greatest wife in the world, she is also my best friend! When she's not rushing after 5 children, she's busy putting out a newsletter for homeschoolers, being a childbirth educator and doula, and most days finds her diligently studying midwifery, in the hopes of being as good of a midwife someday as we have been lucky enough to work with during this last pregnancy.
We both are working very hard on a website about childbirth, The Virtual Birth Center. One of the really cool things that makes us different are the "M" Files . "M" stands for multi-media in this case. There you will find photos, interviews, and video footage. Besides birth related topics, you can also find some fun stuff in here.
I will post family info or pictures from time to time... anything from our next birth announcement to whatever I think may be of interest.
