labor pains

i've been with a friend who is in labor all day and it really is a beautiful thing to watch. i'm not really close to her, but i grew up with her husband and, if needed, we'd tell people we're related. hell, that's what we've told the hospital staff today so we could be in the room. his mother called from las vegas to asked lemuria to just be with them and i tagged along, thinking it would be a quick drop in and drop out and then we'd catch some brunch. it's been 5 hours and i don't plan to leave until the baby gets here.

anyway, it really is amazing looking at her being with the labor, the way she was before and after the epidural and just looking and her being present. we were rubbing her back and her shins as she breathed through the contractions and there was a moment for me. it's inspiring. i'm kind of envious. giving birth just seems like such powerful experience, and while imani did strongly caution me against it, i think it's something that i need to do. funny how this summer/fall has become baby season for me.

i guess that's what 33 makes you into.

hee hee.
m.