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| my niece's little newborn feet |
I am not going to lie, it was difficult to see my sister in so much pain. I wanted to comfort her, but by nature labor is intense and painful- not something you can hug away. So Dave and I were witnesses who held up her water cup for her, and we tried to be calm and supportive for her journey. She persevered through a relatively fast and un-medicated labor (just like she had hoped) like a champion. Afterward, the midwife said she should teach birthing classes because she was so intuitive with her body. I was SO proud of her strength and courage. I am also not going to lie that it was waaaaaay more fun to be watching a baby being born than birthing one myself!
The beauty and freshness of a newborn baby is contagious and wonderful. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.
3 comments:
Congratulations to your sister and to you all. This is a lovely lovely posting. (I started to follow your blog after ordering some earrings from you:).
I'm so glad you were able to witness Becca's birth. I'm sure it was great for her to have you there - I know my sister was a HUGE part of both of my birthing experiences. So exciting!! Great job, Becca!!!
Thank you both! I will pass along your well wishes to my sister!
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