On Monday, our amazing doula came over to visit us and to meet Jonah for the first time—they didn't really get a chance to get to know each other after the birth.
For those of you who have not heard our gushing over Anna, let me rehearse it briefly here. Anna was amazing during our labor and birth. She walked in the hospital room and completely took charge: lowered the lights, pulled hot and cold packs out of her magical doula bag, got two kinds of juice plus water and a bendy straw for Anne, and gently but firmly directed Anne through the most challenging parts of labor and delivery. She was present when we needed her, and slipped quietly into the background when Anne and I were spending intimate moments together. In addition to all of this, she reminded me to eat and drink and took some amazing photographs of the labor and Jonah's birth (we'll keep those photos for our private collection). She took care of everything and left Anne and I to work together, left me to be present for Anne and not worry about anything else. As incredible as she was during the labor and delivery, she was even more remarkable after Jonah was born and was taken first upstairs to the NICU at Alta Bates and then transferred to Children's. She laid a steady hand on Anne and spoon fed her yogurt, to get her strength back up. She was able to be with Anne when I was not, and there is no way to express how grateful I feel for her calm presence.
It was wonderful to have her in our home, and to let her hold our little miracle baby, so strong and happy after such a rocky start.
Thank you, Anna. For everything.
For those of you who have not heard our gushing over Anna, let me rehearse it briefly here. Anna was amazing during our labor and birth. She walked in the hospital room and completely took charge: lowered the lights, pulled hot and cold packs out of her magical doula bag, got two kinds of juice plus water and a bendy straw for Anne, and gently but firmly directed Anne through the most challenging parts of labor and delivery. She was present when we needed her, and slipped quietly into the background when Anne and I were spending intimate moments together. In addition to all of this, she reminded me to eat and drink and took some amazing photographs of the labor and Jonah's birth (we'll keep those photos for our private collection). She took care of everything and left Anne and I to work together, left me to be present for Anne and not worry about anything else. As incredible as she was during the labor and delivery, she was even more remarkable after Jonah was born and was taken first upstairs to the NICU at Alta Bates and then transferred to Children's. She laid a steady hand on Anne and spoon fed her yogurt, to get her strength back up. She was able to be with Anne when I was not, and there is no way to express how grateful I feel for her calm presence.
It was wonderful to have her in our home, and to let her hold our little miracle baby, so strong and happy after such a rocky start.
Thank you, Anna. For everything.
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