Foothills Midwifery

02/27/2026

Some of you know that for the past two years I have been in Physician Assistant/Associate school. During that time, I have primarily been caring for returning Foothills Midwifery clients. It has been such a meaningful season. There is something incredibly intimate and special about continuing to walk alongside families with whom we have built deep relationships and shared history.

I have also continued to welcome students into the practice, and I am thrilled to share that Foothills Midwifery is now an official preceptor site for the University of Washington Nurse Midwifery program. We will be welcoming an amazing student next month!

It should go without saying that I really love education, I love learning and I love teaching. I love having students so that I can continue to learn from them and I love seeing a student bloom into a provider, it's incredibly rewarding.

I'll be done with PA school this coming August/September and plan to continue midwifery alongside practicing as a Physician Associate.

02/24/2026

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02/20/2026

Welcome, baby Jesse!

Jesse means "gift."

Jesse joins an older sister who is also a Foothills baby!

02/19/2026

Welcome, beautiful Luella!

Luella means "Warrior"

Luella joins 4 older siblings who were all Foothills babies!

02/18/2026

Welcome, beautiful Lucy!

Lucy means "bringer of light."

02/16/2026

Welcome, beautiful Malakai!

Malakai means "messenger."

02/15/2026

Victoria is the warm, welcoming face who greets you when you arrive for our Saturday visits. Along with helping in the office, she is also one of our primary birth assistants, and we are incredibly thankful for the steady, caring support she brings to Foothills Midwifery in so many ways.

Originally from California, Victoria now calls Bonney Lake home, where she and her husband are busy raising their six wonderful children. Outside of work, you can usually find her working on a creative project, whether that’s crafting something beautiful or tackling a new furniture-building project for her home.

01/25/2026

Some mornings I wake up already heavy.

After just a few hours of sleep following a birth, I reach for my phone before I’ve even found my footing, and the news rushes in. I cry.
So much turmoil. So much noise. So much grief moving through our country and across the world.

Being a midwife is inseparable from social justice.
It is rooted in the belief that women deserve autonomy, dignity, and the right to make choices about their own bodies and lives. These are rights that are still so often threatened, even here, even now, in this beautiful place we call free.

And yet.

Last night, with the same eyes that cried over the news this morning, my heart cracked open in the best possible way.
A mother, who is now my friend, delivered her baby with such joy and pride - completely elated with how her birth unfolded. Many times I heard her say, "This feels like a dream."

In that moment, utterly exhausted and completely present, I was reminded why I do this work.

It is an incredible honor to witness the ushering in of life.
To hold space at the very beginning.
To watch strength, love, and hope take their first breath.

Despite the heaviness.
Despite the fear.
Despite the fatigue.

There is still good in this world.
I must believe there is still hope.

Babies are my hope.

Stay tuned for those birth photos. 💛💛

This sweet baby was born almost two months ago. He is the fourth baby I have had the honor of midwifing for this family, who have also since become dear friends, and he was another beautiful and awe inspiring joy to behold. He was her biggest baby yet. Scroll to see just how big!

With my smaller practice right now, just 2 to 6 births per month, I have been deeply prayerful and intentional, manifesting what I can to help bring my clients’ birth visions into reality. It does not always unfold exactly as imagined, but with so much intention poured into the process, I am constantly amazed by how often those dreams do become real.

And once again, I find myself hopeful that these moments will ripple outward into the future, shaping a gentler, more whole world for our own children.

01/25/2026