DAILY SNACK
On this day one year ago,
I woke up feeling funny.
39 weeks and 3 days funny.
Colum and I took the bus to my midwife appointment where they confirmed
That, yup, you’re about to have a baby.
Any day now.
We then suffered through bus detours
And picked up several bags of organic produce.
I draped them on the stroller and slowly started for home.
I took a pit stop at my parents’ house where the first little stabbing contractions happened.
Uh oh, I thought, labour might happen later tonight.
Ed met me there and we walked home,
Stopping only to pick up dinner at Vesuvios.
At 8pm I ate a bowl of gnocchi.
(It was good.)
At 12:30 am on Halloween Irene came shooting into the world,
A mere one hour after we arrived at Mount Sinai hospital.
We were home by 3am and have not been back since.
Also on this day a year ago,
Jayla Desouza was born at Mount Sinai hospital.
She underwent two open heart surgeries,
And spent more time in hospital than at home.
She fought hard for ten months before passing away at home.
Happy Birthday precious girls.
Read more about Jayla’s story here, and donate in her name to support research for congenital heart defects and hearing loss here.