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Fresh From the Womb |
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Although I don't find any of these pictures particularly graphic, I've put them here in case anyone who reads this might feel differently. Personally, I think they are extraordinary! |
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The very first thing they did after Maggie was born was wrap her up and hand her to me. Just looking at this picture makes me cry all over again. I knew motherhood would be unlike anything I had ever experienced before, but nothing can ever prepare you for holding your child for the first time. As soon as I gave the last push and they told me she was out, I started to sob. It took us three long years to make it to this day, but it was worth every blasted second. Even covered in goop, she is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in my life. |
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Since Maggie was born 3 1/2 weeks early, there was of course a small possibility that she might not be healthy. At that age, the main concern is whether or not the lungs are mature enough for the baby to exist outside the womb environment. A good holler at birth is the best sign that the lungs are mature. As you can see, she proved very quickly that her little lungs were just fine! |
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Although it is difficult to see in this smaller version of the picture, the "current weight" listed on the monitor in the upper left corner of the picture is 6 pounds, 3.4 ounces. Wow! I never thought something so tiny would come from me. Since babies gain approximately half a pound every week in utero during most of the third trimester, she probably would have weighed in at a perfectly average 8 pounds if she had gone to her due date. Gestational diabetes, take that! |
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