Nathan's Arrival
Any time a child is born it is a life-altering, "you will never be the same" kind of experience for a parent. Most of the time the emotions of that moment are described with words like "joy," "excitement," and "wonder." While all these can and do describe our feelings of the day our son, Nathan, was born we would also add to that list words like "worry," "shock,” and even.."fear." The moment Nathan was born was the most confusing moment our lives, to date. Our son was here! Years of dreaming and nine months of waiting were finally over. Our son was here! And yet, in an instant the electric buzz of anticipation was replaced by the still weight of shock. The room was quiet... Painfully. Terrifyingly. Quiet. I only caught a quick glimpse, but why was his hand bent over funny? More importantly, why isn't he screaming? Can he breathe?! We've done this before, we know what a new-born cry is supposed to s