Patrick holding
Seth- June 11th, 2007 about 9 hours after his birth.
seth just moments after his birth, a mind-blowing event for us all.


I saw Patrick, our midwife for Seth's birth, this afternoon. I'd been looking forward to being in his presence again, hoping to soak up a bit more kharma from his healing spirit. Funny, I think that all along I've had this belief going that the journey I was on, for 40 hours, bringing my baby boy into this world, was as significant to him as it was for me. In fact, I'm not sure that I'd even call it a belief as much as a total assumption. Never once, did it ever cross my mind that I was just one of many on file for him, and that all of the events which I considered magical and amazing during the course of Seth's induction were all just a day's (or a coupla days) work for him. But alas....the enchantment of the universe coming to a halt on June 11th, as I pushed my fourth child into this world, is done, and I am none the worse for it. I still consider Patrick right up there close to Jesus, on the spiritual plane of my life, and I'll always treasure those moments I spent in his caring hands.