when ben was born

Just before my son was born, I wrote a memoir to the child we lost to miscarriage. It was a small way to capture thoughts, feelings and memories before they faded away.

In about a week we expect the birth of our next child, prompting my wife and I to revisit our first delivery. Since details about the two deliveries are bound to become muddled over time, it seemed appropriate to capture the first in words before the second oversweeps it.

I’ve posted the new piece as a page:

seedlings: when ben was born

Tags: childhood, parenthood