August 18, 2008
The View from Here
By Megan
Everything. Everything. Is beautiful.
For seventy-five percent of every day, this is what I see when I look down. A beautiful, peaceful, slurpiliciously perfect face.
But his arrival was anything but peaceful: An emergency C-section in the nth hour with scary decelerations in his heartrate for hours prior, me scared and sick, nurses and doctors briskly prepping my body, a hundred miles away somehow. Machines, meds and rolling beds. Bright lights, blue sheets, cuts and throbbing pressure all around and inside — the waiting, the listening.
He cried - I drew breath again.
Later, as my husband placed him in my arms for the first time, those moments and months filled with tension, fear and doubt evaporated in a cloud of gentle, soft Hello, and I held and beheld my son, gathering him to me and me to him. And we were together, alone in a roomful of happy, smiling heroes and heroines, a tiny isolated blissful pair in a moment as big as all the whirling world.
Every bit of every thing is beautiful.
Megan also blogs at Fried Okra.
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28 Comments on The View from Here »
#1 - Melodee @ 1:42 am
Oh, he is beautiful!
I hope your c-section recovery is uneventful!
#2 - midlife mommy @ 6:12 am
Aww. What a sweetie! Welcome, little guy.
#3 - Stephanie @ 9:10 am
Those cheeks. Oh my goodness those cheeks.
Steph
#4 - Amy @ 9:31 am
Oh, such a beautiful story, even though it isn't what you had planned. The way you told it- my heart just melted.
Those cheeks. Those sweet baby lips. I have baby envy all over again
((Hugs))
#5 - The Diaper Diaries @ 9:35 am
He is absolutely beautiful!!
#6 - Tammy and Parker @ 10:20 am
Hooray! for beautiful.
#7 - Dawn @ My Home Sweet Home @ 10:21 am
My goodness, that boy's face is already full of personality! Glad the birth is over and the baby is in your arms.
#8 - Steph @ Problem Solvin Mom @ 10:23 am
Loving, loving that adorable little face! So glad all is well!
#9 - Kelly @ Wisdom Begun @ 10:27 am
This picture is. just. precious. I want to kiss him up. I hope Mama is feeling better!
#10 - casual friday everyday @ 10:53 am
Awww - I have baby fever now. Good thing I'm already pregnant. lol He is super cute!
#11 - Carrie of Ceaseless Praises @ 11:03 am
Oh, what a precious boy! I can't imagine the fear when his heart rate was decelerating! My little guy did that a couple times when I was in labor, my blood pressure would drop & his heart rate dropped twice…they thought I might have to have a C, but I didn't. I'm so glad he and you are both okay!
#12 - Susan (5 Minutes for Mom) @ 11:38 am
How TERRIFYING!!!!
But how beautiful and peaceful he is now.
Congratulations. Enjoy.
#13 - bee @ 12:17 pm
Such a sweet face. And beautifully written!
#14 - Beck @ 12:36 pm
SOB!
And he's a beautiful, beautiful boy. What a scary, scary delivery - and then that peace and that joy. Excuse me while I go cry now.
#15 - Jackie W transplanted Okie (Buried in Legos) @ 3:32 pm
Congrats !
#16 - Tiffanie @ 3:32 pm
He is so precious. Praise God for a beautiful healthy baby. Congratulations, wasn't it all worth it!
#17 - Janice (5 Minutes for Mom) @ 8:53 pm
Oh how fabulous and fantastic!!! He is positively delicious!
Your beautiful description makes me long for another one - well not the horrible birth part - the rest of it.
#18 - Karla E. @ 11:21 pm
Girl, you brought back lots of memories. My 6 year old was born by emergency c-section…very similar story to yours. But they had to put me under QUICKLY, and the first time I saw him was on the the screen of our digital camera…he wasn't breathing well, and was hooked up to all kinds of monitors. Six years later, he's now the CUTEST, SMARTEST, FASTEST little boy with the most outrageous mop of curly blonde hair. Somehow, God has a way of giving us exactly what we need…not necessarily the way we planned it.
#19 - Alane Michels @ 1:35 am
Oh my doodness, dose sweet wittw wips & dose teeks…dat wittw face dus cwies out for smoochin'!!
God bless you Megan, beautiful post.
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#21 - Lisa (Morning Rose) @ 9:15 am
Congratulations! He is beautiful!
#22 - Kari @ 10:08 am
Oooh, welcome to the world little precious boy….we're sooo glad you arrived safe and sound!!!! BIG CONGRATS to you and your family, Megan…thanks for sharing! Praising God for a safe delivery… xoxo
#23 - Lucrecia @ 10:24 am
What a beautiful baby! Those emergency c-sections are hard - but so worth it when the healthy baby is placed in your waiting arms. Its as if you can't really, truly, relax from the instant you find out you are pregnant until the moment you can kiss their little head!
#24 - Beth (A Mom's Life) @ 11:26 am
After those months of mixed emotions, I'm so glad that happy is what you are feeling now.
I know it was a long 9 months for you but I'm so glad your end result is a beautiful baby with a happy mama!
#25 - Sarah @ Short Stop @ 12:05 pm
He's just precious!
Congratulations. What a gift.
#26 - Ima Peccable @ 12:21 pm
"those moments and months filled with tension, fear and doubt evaporated in a cloud of gentle, soft Hello, and I held and beheld my son, gathering him to me and me to him. And we were together, alone in a roomful of happy, smiling heroes and heroines, a tiny isolated blissful pair in a moment as big as all the whirling world."
You put it so elequently, just as it seems to happen each time for each new mom…just as I always felt it the same way, just as all of us do!
#27 - CanCan (Mom Most Traveled) @ 1:00 pm
Aww, Megan. You brought me to tears!
#28 - Kelly @ 12:00 am
There is nothing like a newborn. I can practically smell his little head.