I Saw A Baby Born!

I Saw A Baby Born!

Little Jennifer Jean entered the world and I got to be there.  It is the first time I had seen (as opposed to participating) the complete birthing process.  What a privilege given to me by Norma and Mike.  I arrived at the hospital about 6:00 AM and Jenny was born about 2:50 PM.  Her Mommy labored hard and her Daddy was a great coach.  I was cheerleader and photographer.    I almost got to see her big brother Mark born but he was in distress and the birth was by C-section.

 ….as I watched…I felt tears running down my face…I hadn’t felt like crying but it was such a momentous event ….

As the little one was pushed out, I thought, who is to say if birthing or dying is more painful to the individual.  Little Jenny emerged, the cord was cut, and she met Mommy and Daddy crying.  After a move to the warming crib, a wipe down, a syringe in mouth and nose, she was weighed, measured, diapered, topped with a hat,  foot printed, and swaddled.  From then on for the next hour she was wide awake and looking at her world.

Addendum to Canning

Today I went to finish recycling the cans.  I thought I’d load the pickup and haul it to recycler…instead I found the weekend brought lots of new “goodies”.   Lots of bags with glass bottles and they all have to be opened and the glass removed.  Then lots of water bottles, Gatorade, crangrape etc added which also have to be sorted out.

An older woman  (that means older than me) came as I had bags pulled out and she put a smallish bag in and just about tripped.  I thanked her for donating…she quickly climbed in her car and left.  When I got to her sack inside were two of the biggest plastic vodka bottles I’ve ever seen!  Watch little old ladies!!  It was also windy so I did the parking lot can dance trying to capture a runaway liquor bottle and a plastic bag!

And so two pickup loads to the recycler later (and a cockroach, and maggots, and mold) I finished.  So far I haven’t found the perfect season to can.  Winter -  it is cold and windy, and spring brought rain and wind…I still have summer and fall to experience. 

Life is an adventure!