birth announcement
“Just as there is no warning for childbirth, there is no preparation for the sight of a first child. I studied his face, fingers, the folds in his boneless little legs, the whorls of this ears, the tiny nipples on his chest. I held my breath as he sighed, laughed when he yawned, wondered at his grasp on my thumb. I could not get my fill of looking.
There should be a song for women to sing at this moment, or a prayer to recite. But perhaps there is none because there are no words strong enough to name that moment. Like every mother since the first mother, I was overcome and bereft, exalted and ravaged. I had crossed over from girlhood I beheld myself as an infant in my mother’s arms, and caught a glimpse of my own death. I wept without knowing whether I rejoiced or mourned. My mothers and their mothers were with me as I held my baby.”
~ Anita Diamant — The Red Tent
That passage is beautiful…
Cannot wait to hear about his birth! Congratulations 🙂
So happy for you! Congratulations! I love the passage you chose – “The Rent Tent” is one of my all-time favorite books.
Beautiful!!!
I hope you are well. I’m looking forward to hearing your story when you are ready to share it. For now take care of you and your little baby.
G
He’s so beautiful, Crystal.
Shea would like to add, “That’s a nice baby.”
Beautiful, so beautiful!