A Newborn Series: Smell

My first two daughters were born in the up most sterile environments possible: the surgical room.

Prior to becoming a mother, I imagined warm scents of candles and fresh scents of flowers in a cocoon of a hospital room where I would give birth naturally. Instead, on the their birth days I inhaled the bleach of a freshly scrubbed floor, the rubbery plastic of latex gloves, and the disinfectant soup that cloaked my body from the hospital shower.

Today is my due date; however, I write this in advance of this important day as I prepare myself for a third c-section.  Despite the non-welcoming smells of the operating room, I anticipate the most incredible smell of life: that of my newborn baby held against my chest for the first time.

It is an honor today on this special day to host my blogging friend Germaine of Kiddothings here on my blog as she took on the challenge of the sense of smell for this newborn series, and what an amazing job she did with it!

Thank you Germaine for making my due date easier for me as I will be thinking of this post and all of the wonders of newborn smells as I welcome my baby girl into the world!

Parfum Le Bebe

By Germaine of Kiddothings

Today is Kim’s due date. She is going to be a new mother again the third time around. And to celebrate Motherhood for the third time, she’s starting a Newborn Series this week. I am so honoured to be here today to help her welcome her little one into our world.

Since it’s also Picnesday today, Kim is co-hosting Picnesday with me. To those who have dropped by from my blog, thank you and stay a while to get to know Kim and Zook Book Nook. She’s a wonderful writer and a very supportive bloggy friend.

As I write this, I’m reminded of the early days when my kids were newborns. As I sifted through my picture archives to do this post, I felt a tug at my heartstrings. I felt my eyes sting with tears. For I miss my babies. And today, I’m given the opportunity by Kim to also celebrate my ‘newborns’.  Kim has asked me to do a take on ‘Newborn Smell’. 

So here, I am going to share with you what goes into making  Parfum Le Bebe - a perfume that makes a mother fall in love with her baby instantly.

A whiff of soft baby fuzz

The peacefulness of a baby sleeping

The tenderness of a baby’s grip

The wonder in a baby’s gaze

The sweetness of a baby’s first smile

Having your baby lay down on your chest,

feeling his heart beat against yours

Taking in that magical feeling of being so close to a miracle that is

 Your baby.

And that my friends is Parfum Le Bebe, 

The Scent of Life.

Thank you Germaine! 

I have tears in my eyes as I read this and look at these breathtaking photos again! My world will soon be full of the Scent of Life!