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velvetpage ([personal profile] velvetpage) wrote2007-05-20 07:07 pm
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A year ago right now. . .

I was in a room at the hospital, in early labour, with my water broken - and nothing much happening. An OR was being prepped for me. There were contractions, but they were short and five minutes apart - not how you want them to be, five hours after your water breaks.

Claire was born at 10:21. The OR staff kept remarking on how alert she was, and how porcelain her skin was, and, "Look at all that hair!" "She's going to be a redhead!" Within half an hour I was in the recovery room, with the midwife giving Claire her once-over and my mom there for me. That was when Claire's clicky hips were first diagnosed - within an hour of birth. I nursed her, and she latched on beautifully right from the start, staring up at me with those big eyes that have changed colour, but never spirit. I sang her her first lullaby as she nursed.

Happy birthday, my Claire bear. I'm such a lucky woman, to have the privilege of being your mommy.

[identity profile] anidada.livejournal.com 2007-05-22 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
Happy belated birthday from all of us, wee lass! *nosebeeps*

[identity profile] velvetpage.livejournal.com 2007-05-22 10:24 am (UTC)(link)
And welcome back from your weekend away! Hope it was a good one!

Ani, I planted some seeds from your collection the night we did MSND, and they're sprouting and looking good, but I can't remember what they are. Do you remember?