Absolutely no one wants nor needs but cannot be thrown away stuff in a drawer.
Okay gang. I don't want to gross you out but I guess I've got to show this to explain it. What do you think this is?I know... it looks like a piece of dried up snot. Not too far off there folks!
I've got three of them.
And for some reason two of them came in boxes and the last one came wrapped in a piece of gauze.One is our first daughter's. One is Takumi's. And the one without the box is Leiya's.
Each was given to me a few days after our children were born.
When I got the first one I about dropped it and was grossed out. The second time (Takumi's) I looked forward to getting it. And when Leiya came along I was disappointed that I didn't get a box...
On the back of the first box is just MY name and the date.
On the back of Takumi's box is all sorts of pertinent information like how much he weighed, how long he was, what time he was born etc. etc.
And Leiya's is just sitting in its gauze looking like... a piece of snot... No information whatsoever and the only person in the world that can recognize it is me.
These are my children's umbilical cords! Or at least the part that falls off the baby's tummy a few days after birth. The nurses give them to new mothers when they leave the hospitals and Japanese mothers treasure them as proof of the bond between them and their child. Supposedly someday I'm supposed to pass this on to my children's partners in life... I don't think any partner is seriously going to be thrilled to receive this... Not like a diamond or a new car or something....
So I have these unnecessary gross looking pieces of... me and baby. But am I going to throw them out? Not yet. Back in the drawer they go.
8 comments:
Wow! That's an interesting story!!! In the middle of your post I started to think that it looks like an umbilical cords and it is!! But still, it is a little bit strange for me...:o)
Seriously, this is something only a mother can appreciate.
What a long hospital stay! I know you've mentioned it before, but I got to stay extra long, 2 days instead of 1 day. The umbilical cord didn't fall off until after she'd been home for a while.
Before you put them away, be sure to label them. I'm sure the future in-laws will want to get the right cord.
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And I think it's HILARIOUS that your post today is so "gross." :)
And I thought I was odd for saving my sons' first curls! Eek!
I good friend of mine had her sons' cords taped down in their baby books. Urg. My son's fell off when he was in a baby sack (you know, sleeper with a drawstring bottom) and it fell to the floor when I picked him up out of his cradle. I used a tissue to pick it up and throw it away. Bleh.
I am laughing here...My kid's cords were tossed...and I'm sure I threw it without actually touching it...I picked it up with toilet paper or kleenex. I don't remember what I did with their baby teeth...I don't believe I saved any hair clippings...
I did save a couple of their sweetest baby clothes and ratty, worn out blankets.
If you saved yours this long, you might as well save them a bit longer!
My hubby has a piece of each of our daughters' umbilical cords in jars of alcohol. Yuck!
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