Nori Kai has arrived

Submitted by Christine on February 9, 2007 - 12:19pm
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Hi Dear Women,

My beautiful granddaughter arrived by gentle water birth at 6:35 am today. 7 lbs 11 ounces - she is absolutely perfect and beautiful and looks like a little Japanese doll.

I'm too tired and filled with emotion to write much now, but can tell you that the most valuable component to the health of women are wise and confident midwives. It was a LONG labor and two completely glorious midwives created the possibility for this little soul to enter the world peacefully, gently and fearlessly. And a first-time mother with a perfectly intact perineum. They told her afterwards it looks like she never gave birth.THIS is how it's supposed to work. Mommy, daddy, and baby are sleeping sweetly and grandmom is cooking and cleaning. Life is so beautiful...

God bless you all,

Christine

granolamom

February 9, 2007 - 1:38pm

congratulations on the birth of your grandbaby, and welcome to the world little Nora Kai!

UKmummy

February 9, 2007 - 1:55pm

Many, many congratulations, Please pass those along as well!

Michelle x

Carolyn1

February 9, 2007 - 4:58pm

Congratulations to you and your beautiful family. What a wonderful way for Nori Kai to enter the world.

Carolyn

annaf

February 9, 2007 - 5:29pm

I have tears in my eyes. Congratulations!!!

howdidthishappen

February 9, 2007 - 5:42pm

wow. welcome nori kai. may your generation of women know all the truths about your own bodies that there are to know so that you may treasure them as they deserve to be treasued, full of all their intrinsic wisdom and strength.

congratulations, christine. a new cycle begins.

xxsusan

Therese

February 9, 2007 - 6:43pm

What a wonderful post!!!
God Bless your Whole Family!!
Nothing better than a new baby!

spacetruck

February 10, 2007 - 10:28am

happy to hear that your family has grown in the most beautiful way. a girl! and aren't they all fortunate to have granny looking after them?

--mary ann

louiseds

February 11, 2007 - 1:55am

What blessings. A gentle birth, a gentle welcome. What a wonderful way to start a new life. Congratulations to all of you. When they wake up, just make sure you have forty winks. You deserve it.

Love

Louise

rosewood

February 12, 2007 - 12:46am

What joy! How wonderful for you all. My heart is full reading of the birth of your granddaughter. How blessed she is with you for her grandmother. The birth of your grandchild and the birth of your book, almost in the same breath. Blessings to all.

Marie

bigmomma

February 12, 2007 - 7:31am

Hello Christine,

Congrats on your new grandaughter!

Bigmomma

mommynow

February 13, 2007 - 6:53pm

Congratulations on becoming a grandmamma!!! You must be over the moon. Your life will never be the same now :)

Lilly Anne

February 13, 2007 - 7:15pm

Congratulations!

- Lilly Anne

mouchoir

February 14, 2007 - 8:29am

Congratulations. The birth sounds beautiful.

AnneKane

February 26, 2007 - 10:02am

Oh congradulation's Christine

what an amazing experience that must have been. So glad for you all that the birth went so well, it sounded very beatifull and profound and you're graddaughter sounds so sweet.

x
Anne

Christine

February 26, 2007 - 10:52am

Thanks so much Anne and everyone for your dear thoughts and words. I didn’t get her birth story posted this weekend as promised – my daughter has the electronic version of the film photos I took, which will make putting the document together so much easier. She’s sending the discs to me today. I got a web cam yesterday and was able to see them last night! While I was in the computer store I chatted with a family with a new baby. Mom, dad and baby live here and grandma and grandpa were visiting from across the country. I commiserated with the grandma about how sad it is to live so far away from a new grandbaby and told the daughter she should live closer to her mother! It’s only right!! :-)

Christine

March 6, 2007 - 9:37pm

Sorry this took so long! Here's the link: Nikelle's Birth Story

UKmummy

March 7, 2007 - 1:38am

Very lovely indeed. Thank you for sharing! x

Therese

March 7, 2007 - 8:05am

Thank you so much for sharing and your daughter. Nora is adorable and I loved the story...wish I could go back to my Lily's birth 11-3-06 and jump in the pool too!
Thank you!!

granolamom

March 7, 2007 - 1:55pm

beautiful birth story, and awesome pictures
thanks for sharing, chistine!

howdidthishappen

March 7, 2007 - 4:38pm

christine:

that was so so beautiful. i am utterly moved.

thank you for posting that and putting up those incredible pictures. your daughter looks truly radiant. and that baby...perfect.

i send wishes of hope for great health, joy, and happiness for the whole family, from the grandmother down to the granddaughter.

with much love,

susan

wenz

March 7, 2007 - 5:15pm

The photos were just awesome Christine. Your daughter and her partner were incredible, how I wish I'd had such a massive (wonderful) birthing experience myself. It is so great to see how it should go. I had a lot of medical intervention with my first baby but less so with my second. But maybe it was me - might be one of those women who have difficulty in childbirth - my mum didn't have a great time either. However, enough of the doom and gloom. Just wonderful to have you share this with us. May the good times continue with you all.
Wendy

Christine

March 7, 2007 - 10:25pm

Here are a few pics of the quilt that kept me busy for weeks on end...
Click here: Nori Kai's Quilt

reka108

March 8, 2007 - 1:51am

What a lovely birth story and what a beautiful quilt!

I wish all the best for the family,
Reka xxx