Comments on Zook Book Nook: A Newborn Series: Scent of a Newborn

This took my breath away. Simply beautiful, as alw...

2011-12-06T21:21:36.080-08:00

This took my breath away. Simply beautiful, as always Alison!

Alison, this was very interesting to read - I felt...

2011-12-06T06:10:50.203-08:00

Alison, this was very interesting to read - I felt I was 'there' - but I'm sorry the delivery was such a struggle for you. Of course, in the end, it's all worth it. You communicated that so well with this poetic post.

Oh that smell! I can hardly walk into the nursery...

2011-12-04T19:30:35.297-08:00

Oh that smell! I can hardly walk into the nursery area of hospitals without wanting another baby. Beautiful post Alison!

Beautiful! Perfect! So vivid! Bravo! Bravo! (And s...

2011-12-04T19:12:12.678-08:00

Beautiful! Perfect! So vivid! Bravo! Bravo! (And so glad you're ok, and Monkey is healthy and safe.)

Beautifully written!

2011-12-04T12:58:50.624-08:00

Beautifully written!

Beautiful Alison. You wrote about your experience...

2011-12-04T05:04:16.051-08:00

Beautiful Alison.
You wrote about your experience perfectly.
I hope this time you hold your baby sooner

So lovely, Alison. Gorgeous use of the power of sc...

2011-12-03T08:09:02.205-08:00

So lovely, Alison. Gorgeous use of the power of scent and the pace was simply perfect. xo

Absolutely beautifully written.

2011-12-03T06:08:15.829-08:00

Absolutely beautifully written.

This is stunning, girl. {Truly}

2011-12-02T21:19:45.232-08:00

This is stunning, girl. {Truly}

You truly took it all in. What a great way of reme...

2011-12-02T19:50:04.010-08:00

You truly took it all in. What a great way of remembering it. I am so excited you are on your way to reliving these memories!

oh my...that's such a simple, sweet birth stor...

2011-12-02T15:18:19.396-08:00

oh my...that's such a simple, sweet birth story...

This was beautiful! I feel like I can almost smel...

2011-12-02T14:08:57.609-08:00

This was beautiful! I feel like I can almost smell lavender soap. And baby. I want another baby now!

Your post is so descriptive! I love how you inter...

2011-12-02T11:51:10.544-08:00

Your post is so descriptive! I love how you intertwined your complications with that precious newborn smell.

This is such a beautifully written birth story! An...

2011-12-02T10:08:07.735-08:00

This is such a beautifully written birth story! And, the fact that you wrote it in under 300 words is nothing short of a miracle. I think birthing experiences, no matter how far away we are from the experience,stay with us always.

This is simply beautiful. What a frightening time...

2011-12-02T09:21:34.643-08:00

This is simply beautiful.
What a frightening time afterwards, though. I pray everything will go smoother the second time around.

Kim, I can't wait to hear how you and baby are doing. Hope everything went smoothly.

That sounds very familiar. You managed to capture ...

2011-12-02T07:56:31.224-08:00

That sounds very familiar. You managed to capture the feelings and sounds so well in a short piece, Alison!

My husband always says you shouldn't trust som...

2011-12-02T06:39:48.651-08:00

My husband always says you shouldn't trust something that bleeds for more than 7 days and doesn't die LOL! How about for 6 weeks then? No one tells you that you could lose all that blood and still live! How is it even possible? But then once you hold that baby it's crazy to think you created such a miracle. Just think you'll be going through this very soon again!

There is so much here, in so few words. Scent is ...

2011-12-02T06:38:58.500-08:00

There is so much here, in so few words. Scent is a powerful memory trigger, and this is beautifully written. I'm sorry there were complications, but I'm so happy to read about the moment you could finally breathe him in and just be Monkey's mom.

Breathtaking, Alison. I love how you've weaved...

2011-12-02T06:33:41.763-08:00

Breathtaking, Alison. I love how you've weaved those moments together.

I can't remember the first cry, or how my babe...

2011-12-02T05:20:34.326-08:00

I can't remember the first cry, or how my babes looked when they first came out, or how they felt before they were cleaned off. I very vividly remember the newborn smell though. I love that smell so much, thank you for the memory!

Thanks for having me here today, Kim! Hope you'...

2011-12-02T04:09:36.047-08:00

Thanks for having me here today, Kim! Hope you're recovering well from your C-sec, and the baby is doing well!

Your memory of that day is so vivid. Great descrip...

2011-12-02T03:39:39.484-08:00

Your memory of that day is so vivid. Great description of the sights, sounds and smell of finally becoming a mother, Alison!