Kim Charie Temp Blog

While I sit here and share the story of the birth of their daughter, I am undoubtably thankful for their doctors, the hospital staff – including all their lovely nurses – for their delivery in a hospital, and of course for a healthy delivery.

It was a very early morning when I met them at Evergreen Hospital. I entered a quiet room, full of concentration, such pain on her face and a new father quite overwhelmed with emotion. This was just the beginning of their journey. The transition from labor to delivery wasn’t easy. There was a moment of sheer panic when Annie’s heartbeat couldn’t be heard….a near emergency c-section delivery. This part of their story I have purposefully left out. That moment has left me feeling more thankful than ever for hospital births, the thought of not getting to a distressed baby in time pains me.

And, as I watched Annie come into this world I couldn’t be more relieved. That fleeting moment of them meeting their child for the first time, there’s nothing like it in the world. The most amazing, perfect gift.

This is the birth story of Annie.

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