A year ago right now. . .
May. 20th, 2007 07:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
velvetpageI 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.
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.
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Date: 2007-05-20 11:24 pm (UTC)I wish you weren't sick on her birthday.
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Date: 2007-05-20 11:32 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2007-05-21 01:44 am (UTC)Je te souhaite tout le bonheur du monde.
Gros bisous!
(Ugh, first post went up prematurely due to icky internet connection).
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Date: 2007-05-21 03:42 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-05-22 05:03 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-05-22 10:24 am (UTC)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?
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Date: 2007-05-22 03:03 pm (UTC)