It has been forever since I've written in here, but I have to now. I had the most amazing experience last night. I am a very blessed person and have had a lot of amazing experiences, which only makes new ones even cooler, actually.

I had clinicals last night in labor and delivery, and I saw a baby being born!! It was the coolest thing I have ever seen. I actualy saw a new person coming out of her mom! The mom was a real trooper, and baby was healthy, despite a few minor setbacks during delivery. I cried. It's amazing how emotionally attached you can become to people in such a short timte when somethng so momentous is happening.

Then I got to help take care of baby, cleaning up and all that, and helped mom to a bath, and helped her learn to breastfeed. It's amazing. The whole process. Oh, and the second coolest thing I have ever seen is the placenta. Wow. Our bodies are so...perfect.

They caught her first cry on tape. The dad was in tears. It was awesome.

The nurses were kind of teasing me for being so excited, because once you see 2 or 3 a day for a while it gets old, I guess. But I didn't care, I wasn't going to damper my excitement. After a high like that, you'd think I'd want to go into labor and delivery, but no. I want it to always be that exciting, for one thing. And, not all babies are healthy. There was a time when things got a little dodgy, they almost did a c-section, and that wasn't even a big deal. But if the baby had not been healthy I'm not sure what I would have done. I am so grateful for the experience, but I don't want to be there when things don't go well.