https://missystevenswrites.com/memories-of-a-happy-birthday Tue, 18 May 2010 14:21:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://missystevenswrites.com/memories-of-a-happy-birthday#comment-168 Tue, 18 May 2010 14:21:56 +0000 http://www.wonderfriend.com/?p=171#comment-168 I remember the three days I gave birth like they were just yesterday. But I can’t remember yesterday. What is that? Memory is endlessly fascinating. The way the brain is all the time sifting things out, putting things in order. I feel powerless over it and frustrated much of the time. But those truly important moments, I try hard to practice remembering them, so I won’t ever forget.

]]> https://missystevenswrites.com/memories-of-a-happy-birthday#comment-167 Mon, 17 May 2010 22:59:25 +0000 http://www.wonderfriend.com/?p=171#comment-167 sweet, precious memories. 🙂 i am remarkably similar when it comes to memory- there have been instances in which my brain has decided to completely forget that i watched entire movies, because it deemed them unimportant to hold on to. my second birth was much the same… clear, happy memories to hold on to. unlike the first…

]]> https://missystevenswrites.com/memories-of-a-happy-birthday#comment-166 Mon, 17 May 2010 17:47:32 +0000 http://www.wonderfriend.com/?p=171#comment-166 It’s incredible how much memory gives us as a gift from the day our babies were born. Something so huge, life altering… so chaotic and peaceful all at once.
Thank you for sharing 🙂 And happy belated birthday to your baby!

]]> https://missystevenswrites.com/memories-of-a-happy-birthday#comment-165 Mon, 17 May 2010 17:37:12 +0000 http://www.wonderfriend.com/?p=171#comment-165 What a day! Croup is scary…and labor hard enough, but worth it!

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