amy [email] said at 7:29 PM 09-11-2005: isn't that awesome. the placenta is the organ you grow to nourish the baby. the top photo is of the amniotic sac, which is where he lived. the bottom photo is the umbilical cord attached to the placenta. after you push out the baby you aren't done til you birth the placenta. nobody ever tells you about that one.
amy [email] said at 11:24 PM 09-11-2005: one of the benefits of non-drugged childbirth is that you have the wherewithal to compose shots and take pictures seconds after you pass bowling balls.
ed [email] said at 5:28 PM 09-12-2005: Huh. It never occured to me that she wouldn't have taken it. Maybe it's the POV of the lens, but I just assumed she was the photographer.
dave [email] said at 9:25 AM 09-13-2005: when my wife has the twins the doctor has already ok'd it for me to bite through the umbilical cords rather than cutting them with scissors.
shauna [email] said at 6:57 PM 09-13-2005: AWESOME!! you'll always have a little story with which to utterly horrify them in front of their dates!
you can also bury it in the yard and plant a tree there. aw. trees are nice.
