17 March 2012

Into the dangerous world

So there I was, confined to a hospital bed, in unholy (read: pitocin-induced) labor, listening to LCD's "Antony and the Johnsons" Pandora station while breathing through contractions. And then Bright Eyes' "First Day of My Life" starts playing. And of course, I utterly lose it. Even though it's not really about childbirth and babies, it may as well be.

This is the first day of my life
I swear I was born right in the doorway
I went out in the rain suddenly everything changed
They're spreading blankets on the beach

Yours is the first face that I saw
I think I was blind before I met you
Now I don’t know where I am
I don’t know where I’ve been
But I know where I want to go

And so I thought I’d let you know
That these things take forever
I especially am slow
But I realize that I need you
And I wondered if I could come home

Remember the time you drove all night
Just to meet me in the morning
And I thought it was strange you said everything changed
You felt as if you'd just woke up
And you said “this is the first day of my life
I’m glad I didn’t die before I met you
But now I don’t care I could go anywhere with you
And I’d probably be happy”

So if you want to be with me
With these things there’s no telling
We just have to wait and see
But I’d rather be working for a paycheck
Than waiting to win the lottery
Besides maybe this time is different
I mean I really think you like me

Welcome to the world, Mr. Colin, my Pi Day baby.

2 comments:

abby said...

I got tears in my eyes reading that song and thinking it was Colin's message to you. He's already pretty awesome and cool and only 3 days old.

Nemesis said...

Awwww . . . yay! What a sweet, gorgeous boy! Can't wait to read how everything went!