a new baby for a new moon
tomorrow we meet our little girl. it is so surreal that we have a birthday picked out for her but i do feel pretty peaceful that's it's a good day. in the harvest almanac, it says that babies born a day after the full moon enjoy success and endurance. not bad. i've been having contractions and feelings that labor is approaching since last wednesday and know that labor would start very soon if i didn't have this scheduled cesarean.
i am truly grateful to everyone who has written with words of advice or shared their own stories of their cesarean births. i'm still a little frightened of the healing process but have amazing support in the days ahead. it will be such a lesson in humility to not be able to do all the things i like to do for myself and others. maybe a lesson i need. asking for help is ok (i'm still telling myself this!) i've culled all of the advice and have created a great birth plan that i'd love to share postpartum.
it might be a bit quiet around here while we are spending time with our new little one. i'm sure i'll still be on
quite a bit - my handle is thelittlest.
i'd also like to share a post i wrote for jamie and cecilia's blog on the topic of the first
. it is more relevant than ever and will be guiding me in the weeks ahead!
