In our Parent Stories we publish today a beautiful letter that Barbara writes to her son Adrian Telling the story of his birth. It is a very nice exercise that I invite all parents to practice. My mother has written me a letter when I was born and I have done the same with my two daughters so that tomorrow they know how they have reached the world, with the record of all the details that our memory forgets over the years.
I leave you with the letter:
Nine months of waiting served to give "positive" in a pregnancy test. You were wanted, the most desired we wanted; and although you made yourself wait, we succeeded you; We didn't believe it every time we looked at the test. Suddenly an alert came, a small spot of blood made us fear the worst, but you, my child, were already very strong. The pregnancy was great. At 16 weeks I already felt a tingling inside me. Your daddy was dying of envy because he also wanted to feel you. It took time to notice you, but I still remember the first time he did. We were on the couch and he had his hand on my belly, when, suddenly ... a kick ... -if you saw him- he jumped on the amazing sofa, his face radiated surprise, madness, happiness, but above all emotion.
All the tests said you were fine. We saw you every month because you had a small spot on a kidney, which then fortunately disappeared. Amnio said you were a male. A child! ... this is a dream, 'said your father,' since a boy was what he loved most. He had to put your name on it, because first we call you Lentil, then live, now a bigger baby and finally your father gave you ADRIAN. On March 4 I went out of account, but since you were so comfortable inside me we did not go to the hospital until March 14 at 5 in the morning. It was all nervousness. We entered the plant and until 8:30 we were not taken to the operating room. From there everything got complicated: it did not dilate well, the epidural had no effect on the left side, every time I had a contraction I threw up, you wanted to leave but you turned and you got stuck, so you were suffering a lot, so They decided to help us with the suction cup. They took me to the operating room and after an eternity of strong thrusts, the help of the suction cup, that of the midwife that climbed on me, that of a great tear and a great episiotomy ... at 17:15 you finally reached the world. You were the prettiest thing I had seen so far. I was crazy with joy when I saw you, although I was soon sad to see that you were separated from me because something was wrong. I was very scared. They put you on a little table and the doctors surrounded you, you were very white and I saw that your legs and arms were lifted and suddenly you fell off. Until a few minutes you did not react. What a scare you gave me little one! Then they put you in my chest. There was nothing but emotion inside that room. I remember the first time I touched you and felt you out of me. I remember how you were looking for my chest and my heat. It was there when they told me that everything had gone well. You came to the world with 4,620 kg and 55.5 cm, a whole man !! I had a very hard birth but from the moment I saw you I didn't even remember everything that had happened because every time I looked at you you gave me more strength, strength that served me and still helps me to be braver, to be a better person and put up with everything that comes in order to have you next to me. When your father saw you, we all cried again. I didn't believe it. I was so nervous that I didn't even know how to fuck you. And now, when he held you in his arms, tears danced in his eyes. Now, after a year of your birth, we would not know what to do if you, because you are the one who fills our lives. With you every day is different, you have already achieved many achievements: get up on your own, say your first words, crawl, walk, know where your mouth is, your nose, your eyes, but the most important thing is not that; The most important thing is that you have learned to know us, to smile at us, to lead us in love, to make us laugh, to make us cry but above all to love us as much as we love you, my Adrian. A big kiss from your mom who loves you.
