March 09, 2004

Words Are Not Enough

I'm sitting here in the hospital room, with Dorothy swaddled on a pillow in my lap as I type this entry (and Elizabeth is getting some much needed sleep). Sometimes (like this sentence) I have to type with one hand because Dorothy is sucking on a finger of mine. She certainly has some good suction for breastfeeding -- I've been telling people that she's going to give me a hickey on my finger-tip.

This blog entry is mostly just to put down some thoughts I've had over the last two days.

First off, all the eloquence in the world can't properly describe the feelings I have for Dorothy. When I had some time to speak with my parents after the birth, nearly the first thing my Dad said to me was "Now you know how I felt when you were born." And he's probably right. And we just can't describe it. As good a description as any is that it's amazingly cool.

Speaking of cool, have you ever just stared at something for a long, long time (at least when you're not on drugs)? Since she was born, both Elizabeth and I have at times sat, holding Dorothy, and just stared and stared at her, without getting bored.

Time has become ridiculously warped. During labor, Elizabeth thought that 2 hours' worth of labor felt like it was only maybe 25 minutes. Since the birth, our estimates of the length of each feeding have disagreed with each other. And I suspect that time is now generally going to fly even faster than usual.

I went home again earlier today (sorry, I didn't take time to upload new pictures) to take care of the cats, get a couple things to bring back to the hospital, etc. I was gone for roughly 7 hours. When I got back, it felt like it had been forever since I'd seen her. To be fair, it was 15% of her time so far since the birth. But I'm so glad I'm back. I didn't really notice how I missed her until I saw her again upon my return.

Well, like I said above, words just can't express all the feelings I'm having since we got on this roller coaster ride. But I do know that I'm enjoying the ride immensely!

Posted by Tom Nugent at March 9, 2004 01:16 AM
Comments

Tom and Elizabeth

Many congratulations! The journey the 2 of you have experienced will certainly be a memorable one. We are so happy for you! And as Tom has written earlier, words cannot express the emotions parents feel towards their children. Your journey has just begun!

Best wishes,

Scott and Sue

Posted by: Susan at March 9, 2004 10:06 AM

Tom and Elizabeth,

Congratulations we love you and miss you and can't wait to see that beautiful little girl. Get all the rest you can now. Elizabeth try to get a support belt for your stomach it will help alot, especially when you try to get up. My favorite part of my belt was that it held my new mommy belly in :) Someone once told me that life flies by when you hit 21. I disagree, life flies by when you have a child, because time flies when your having fun. And nothing can be more fun than being a Mommy and a Daddy.

Posted by: katie at March 9, 2004 11:36 AM

I can tell you from experience, those feelings of amazement never really go away - I still have them now when I look at my "kids" - as adults.

You'll laugh, cry, teach, learn, beam with pride, wonder, worry, admire, fear and love in varying degrees and mixtures for many, many years to come.

Nothing can match the experience of being a parent.

Love and Hugs to all three of you.

Posted by: Grandma Chris at March 9, 2004 07:30 PM

It's me again. I laughed when I read your comment about Dorothy giving you a hickey. I have 4 and love everyone of them,only differance is mine walk and talk. I have shown everyone possiable Dorothy"s picture. They all said she looks like me... Ha HA!!!!! So I guess that means she must be extremely georgeus. HA HA!!!!!or my looks have improved in the last few days. Oh well, I tjink no matter who she looks like she's still the cutest little girl I've seen since my own two. Good luck with everthing and call if you need me. I'll hop the first bus out. Love you all....

Posted by: Auntie Lu at March 9, 2004 10:09 PM
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