our sweet miracle

I'll post more later, but for now here is a picture, taken moments after she was born, and a quote I stole from Katie's blog, which so accurately describes the experience of becoming a mother.

I believe the act of giving birth to be the single most miraculous thing a human being can do and it is surely the moment when a lot of women finally understand the depth of their power and connection to all of nature. You think it can’t possibly be done, you think you can’t possibly take the pain, and then you do — and afterward you look at yourself in a whole new way. If you can do that, you can do anything.

–Ani Difranco