I Suppose
That one day, maybe even soon, I'll share the full story of Val's tumultuous arrival. But the truth is, I'm still processing it all in my head and in my heart. Obviously, it went dramatically differently than I'd hoped for and even though the end result was this beautiful baby who is fine, just fine, I apparently still am not quite ready to share it all with the 3 of you.
I did say this to Valerie the other day. 'Your first name, it means strong. We picked it for you in the hope that it would inspire strength in you. Your middle name, well, someday I'll tell you all about who Marta was.' And then I cried a little. (It's totally the hormones, ya know.)
And now, when I look at Val and think about her having my Grandma's name, I do get teary-eyed. And I can't help but wonder if Grandma sees this wee girl of ours and knows that our new daughter carries her name.
3 Comments:
She knows.
9:16 AM
I'm sure your grandma is thrilled at her namesake! And what a wonderful story and legacy Valerie will have. (Great "family history day" fodder for elementary school).
And as for sharing the hard parts of the birth and your process around it--you'll know if/when it's confortable to post about it. It's no one's business unless you want it to be. (And I can see good reasons for sharing and good reasons for not.) On my part, I'm just so glad that you and Valerie came out of things okay.
Please let me know if you and Andrea need anything. I'm happy to lend a hand.
9:44 AM
hey guess what - taking time to process the experience? normal.
and i agree with wen about posting (or not) more info - all that matters is that in the end, everyone was ok. but all the same, i'm glad snowflake posted her version of events. :-D
11:10 AM
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