Our oldest daughter had a birthday this month. I still distincly remember the day we brought her home from the hospital. It was hot.
My husband and I also still love to recall the moment when, walking into the house after two days at the birthing center, I sat down on the couch with our daughter and said,
“Now what?”
There was so much anticipation leading up to the event, we didn’t really think about it actually happening.
And what it would mean.
So many people told us that having a child will “change your life,” but I don’t think we entirely believed them.
Of course it did. In a very good way. So much so, we did it again two years later. And now we have two wonderful, grown-up daughters.
Happy Saturday! No politics today, taking a breather. Tonight our neighbors are coming over and I know we will discuss politics bigtime.
For about 4 - 5 weeks after our premature daughter was born, she was in an intensive care incubator. Then one day the hospital call and said, "We have released your daughter." Realizing she was too young to take a cab home, we went to pick her up. We received a very light blanket. Then we found that she - at about 4 lbs - was in the blanket! Incredulously, we said to each other, "They are giving her to us?! What do we do now?"
38 years after my daughter was born I still find myself asking "Now what?"
I really like your drawings, they capture the moment AND the feeling. That is a special talent!