Archive for April, 2008

Baby Shower

28 April 2008

Finally, a non-golden shower.
Since Micah arrived, baths have amounted to little more than that of the sponge variety. This past week, a tiny remnant of umbilical cord finally fell off of Micah’s round pink belly. This meant we could get the baby completely wet, as to do so beforehand would only prolong the remnant’s detachment.
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First Two Weeks, a Gallery

20 April 2008

The Epidural

17 April 2008

When the specialist jammed his needle into her spine, Jill’s left leg went numb. She told him so, which seemed to only irritate this man. The epiduralist stepped back and told her he wasn’t even touching her. Jill reiterated the complete lack of feeling in her left leg.

“All right, I have to start over,” he [...]