A Grand Entry
Last Friday on 8/10/12, Lucy Ella decided to make
her appearance in our world. She came a few days early, perhaps having
overheard the decision to induce her mother’s labor, and didn’t really like
that idea. So into our lives she came ‘trailing clouds of glory’ as Wordsworth
eloquently describes a precious child’s arrival.
Our birth is but a
sleep and a forgetting:
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The Soul that rises
with us, our life's Star,
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Hath
had elsewhere its setting,
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And
cometh from afar:
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Not
in entire forgetfulness,
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And
not in utter nakedness,
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But trailing clouds
of glory do we come
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From
God, who is our home:
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Heaven lies about us
in our infancy!
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Her birth was the first I have attended, (and not played an
active role in which was really nice!) Samantha was strong and in good spirits;
Dustin was attentive to Samantha’s needs; the nurses were quietly efficient;
the doctor was jolly yet calm. Mommy did an amazing job of giving birth to her
nine pound six ounce daughter, and looked so beautiful afterwards – that ‘new
mother’ glow is like none other.
Lucy was born into a relaxing atmosphere and
she only yelled about the process for a few seconds after being fully birthed.
She calmed right down when placed into her happy mother’s waiting arms, and
there was such love flowing through the room – truly the clouds of love that
swirled around her included all the joy of heaven, and a few little teary drops
too. How could anyone witness the miracle of a birth and not feel the spirit
emerge with the body, bursting into full life – the first cry is “I’m here! I’m
really here!”
Lucy is, thus far, a peaceful baby who can soothe herself
with her own little thumb, and settles right down after guzzling a bit of a
bottle and enjoying a nice snuggle. She wasn’t too happy about being weighed,
measured, cleaned up, poked and prodded, although when left alone for just a
few seconds, quieted down quickly. As
she was checked out by the nurses, her father was right next to her, keeping
the bright light out of her eyes and softly reassuring her: ‘Daddy’s right here, sweetie.’ During her checkup, the nurse chuckled that
while listening to her heart and lungs, she could also hear Lucy’s little tummy
growling! She was fed shortly after that and dozed off, safely in Daddy’s arms.
She has lovely, fluffy light brown hair, an adorable dimple
in her chin and her Mommy’s cute dimple in her right cheek. And, she does a
pretty good Elvis impersonation! All in all, Lucy Ella is one precious little
girl in all her sweet little chubbiness and babybeauty.
I am humbled and honored that Dustin and Samantha allowed me
to be there with them during an event so sacred, and I will always be grateful
to them for sharing Lucy’s birth with me. And to darling sweet new Lucy,
welcome love. You’re home now.
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