Sarah
Three-and-a-half months after giving birth to the baby I never thought I could have, I was in the hospital wondering if I would live to hear her first words.
2008-08-01 14:05:00 / Rating: 245 / 
Story archives - tag: "baby"
lucius
In my entire life, I never smiled so genuinely as when smiling back at our new baby girl.
2008-07-16 16:16:23 / Rating: 144.25 /
Out Of It
As I sat in the waiting room, calling relatives about our brand new daughter, I heard "Code blue, maternity ward, recovery room" announced over the PA system.
2008-04-22 12:12:16 / Rating: 180 /
maggie
I wrote "thank you" notes to everyone who had attended the funeral as if it had been a baby shower.
2008-04-07 14:32:41 / Rating: 127.25 /
jfirth
The day my daughter was born, I walked around all day smelling her on my hands and falling in love with her more every time.
2008-02-20 16:25:28 / Rating: 236.25 /
Cat Lover
When I looked in the cot and saw you both snuggled up together in a perfect cuddle, I realised that the bloody cat had been tolerating me until you were born.
2008-02-05 10:35:37 / Rating: 217.75 /
New Mum
"Is that your daughter?" she asked skeptically, referring to the baby drinking milk from my breast.
2007-10-22 14:08:15 / Rating: 254.75 /
Wishin' for an epidural
Having a baby feels like trying to push a freight train up a mountain with your hoo-ha.
2007-09-21 15:18:36 / Rating: 159 /
ilinapde
I always thought I'd be a type-A career woman my whole life, but there he was on my chest, squirming, blinking, crying, clutching my little finger with all his might.
2007-06-14 14:57:39 / Rating: 323.25 /
Sociologist Tina
As I stared at the stunningly precious likeness before me, I blithely told him that if I were in his shoes, I'd be telling everyone that my baby looked just like me!
2006-12-27 11:55:14 / Rating: 151.25 /
Tessie Mc
Of course, we weren't really planning on having a baby in a Volkswagen Bug.
2006-09-29 11:38:23 / Rating: 158.5 /
allan
My granddaughter took my finger in her day-old fist and I fell in love.
2006-09-11 23:19:28 / Rating: 225.5 /
Angela
When my daughter was a baby I changed her dirty diaper in the car and then went into a home improvement store and while I was standing at the cutomer service desk I looked down I had a little ball of poop stuck on the front of my jeans.
2006-06-27 17:39:34 / Rating: 161.75 /