Satchel Has Arrived!

"i will take the sun in my mouth and leap into the ripe air alive with eyes closed" - e.e. cummings 



He leaped into our lives on May 29, 2005 at 12:50pm. We had planned on a natural birth, but after 12 hours of labor and almost 2hrs of pushing, Satchel got stuck in my pelvis due to his asynclitic presentation. He was delivered via C-Section by the wonderful Dr. Nicholas Montalto to whom we are very grateful. We are also grateful to our doula, Christine Goldman and our hypnobirthing practitioner, Virginia Waldron for their guidance during the most profound and beautiful experience of my life!

 

And here he is at 5 1/2 weeks donning his first scratch. 

Eight Days until Touchdown!

Saturday Night : 5/21/05

Footnote: On September 29th, I moved from Manhattan to Upstate NY. Prior to relocating, I notified both Earthlink and Time Warner Cable of my upcoming move. Both companies assured me that nothing would happen to my data because it would be stored on Earthlink's server. When I reached my destination and logged in, I found that everything on my blog was erased. After a frustrating day of phone calls, I was told that there was a miscommunication between Time Warner Cable and Earthlink. Earthlink told me that Time Warner sent a de-activate notice to Earthlink and therefore my files were erased. Time Warner told me that sending a de-activate notice is protocol and that Earthlink should not have erased my files. Neither company would take responsibility for the error. Yesterday I received a phone call from LA. It was Andrea Kreuzhage (film producer / director) calling to interview me regarding a journal project that I participated in. She is doing a documentary about the project. She told me that while she was doing her research about the participants, she discovered my IVF journal and had been following the story. I explained that Earthlink erased my data and that I was in the process of rebuilding it from memory and notes. Then the most astonishing thing happened....Andrea told me that she copied my journal and saved it on her hard drive. She emailed me all the data so that I could restore the blog. I am once again reminded of how truly connected we all are. I am grateful for my beautiful life and the steady stream of amazing moments like this one. I am quite grateful to Andrea. I look forward to meeting her and participating in her extraordinary film project. portfolio.jpg All designs and images on this site (unless otherwise noted) are the sole property of Wendy Cook and may not be used without prior written permission from the artist. Copyright © 1991-2004 Wendy Cook. All rights reserved

We have a Doula!

May 11th, 2005

Satchel weighs 6 lbs 9 ounces. I have gained 13 lbs total. The doctor said that my blood sugar has been so good that he is treating this as a normal pregnancy. He doesn't think Satchel will be too big because of the gestational diabetes and we will plan on giving birth at the low risk birth center a planned. We will be assisted by our doula, Christine Goldman.

Another Celebration!

Sunday May 1, 2005

My co-workers, Di and Jenny, threw Satchel a "Welcome Party" (shower). It was wonderful. There were all sorts of delicious treats...spinach dip, fresh veggies and fruit, soy "meat" balls, vegan brownies, and a wonderful cake made by Julia's sister with the muppet, Grover, on it and which read "Welcome Baby Satchel" on it. There were delicate bouqets of flowers in baby bottle vases on the table. Diane's home had the most magnificent views I've ever seen. We were showered with all sorts of wonderful gifts....special labor and baby care package from "Mother Love", adorable clothing, toys and books and bird feeders that will attach to his bedroom window....even a gift certificate to learn baby massage.

Diane gave out candles and a poem that requested each guest to light the candle when I go into labor (to light Satchel's way).

I am so touched by everyone's generousity and warmth!