there are no words
for the sensation of pushing a new life into the world
the life that you have cared for the last 9 months
the life that kept you awake some nights and alive some days
and there he is
the face you recognize from the sonogram
the warm bluish limbs flailing around on the very belly in which he resided 1 minute before
there is a swirl of activity and noise and cheers and tears
and all you can say is thank you. and welcome.
there are no words for the feeling of adding another member to your family
for watching the big brothers race in, throw down book bags and race to hold him
for the colossal sweetness that is newborn
for the head of thick black hair
for the general lusciousness of it all
that's a lot of words considering i said there were none
love will do that to you
