It's a Boy!!!

I have to admit, I was super excited about the new little prince born yesterday! Ever since I flipped the calendar to July I've been watching my computer to see if there was any news of Kate, new pictures of her pregnancy and so on. So much of my life involves children and childbirth and pregnancy and postpartum that it's kind of hard to get away from it.

They look happy, motherhood suits Kate. And from what I can see of the little prince he's cute. That fair, soft baby hair and those wrinkly little fingers. Babies are so cool. I'm happy for them. My husband doesn't get it. Yesterday when I was all excited about the baby he said something along the line of, "you're not even British, so why are you even interested?" Well, I may not be British, but I am a mom, and I was a first time mom once, cradling my newborn in my arms and taking her home.

I'm glad I didn't have to appear in front of cameras and crowds the day I took Abby home from the hospital. I don't think my hair looked as good as hers. But I had the same tired and overwhelmingly emotional smile. I remember my heart feeling like it couldn't swell any bigger. 

As I type this, I imagine what it must be like in their apartment or her mother's home or where ever they are staying right now. Baby in a bassinet next to the bed. Lanolin and a burp cloth on the bedside. Are there royal Tucks pads? They seem like down to earth parents. Maybe she asks her mom for advice, maybe she just looks at William in the middle of the night and says, "do you think he's still hungry? I tried burping him and his diaper is clean, why is he still crying?"

I care for newborns and their parents everyday I work. I'm there the moment they take their first breath and cry, I get to swaddle them and bathe them and teach their dads how to change a diaper. I try my hardest to remember that even though this is no big deal to me it really is a big deal. Each and every baby is a miracle, someone who didn't exist last year at this time. A complete and total life changer. A mommy maker. That's true whether the baby is the firstborn for a nurse in America or third in line for the throne of England.

Congratulations to the Royal family. And congratulations to all the other new Mom's who had their babies yesterday. They are all blessings.

Abby - December 8, 2005

Elijah - October 24, 2008

Hannah - July 28, 2011