This was a gorgeous time for us today. We all three were exhausted, and somehow ended up in a family nap together, bonding via sleep. Totally adorable and wonderful. But my body seriously aches, both from the physical effort of it all and from the actual things that went off-kilter in the labor and delivery – by God’s design, not by any human error or anything in the process. Everyone did a great job supporting me and the baby throughout it all. But the baby’s hand was in compound presentation, meaning that her right hand was up by her left ear. That makes the circumference of her “head” much larger to push out. So, that was painful in an intense way, and the resulting shredding of my vagina has been an intense addition to my recovery.
God, help us to heal and to bond together as a family, please. In your name, I pray. Amen.
Post-a-day 2025
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