three days after i came home from the clinic, i was nursing sasha in front of the computer. after she finished and i burped her, i stood up and something hard fell from my lap onto the floor. what was it? my mother-in-law picked it up, and we saw that it was sasha's umbilical stump.
"what shall we do with it?" my mother-in-law asked me.
"let's throw it away, i don't need it."
"i think you should keep it!" she tried to urge me.
"but the clinic already gave me a piece. i'm sure i already have some."
"really? are you sure?"
"yes, they gave me a box with a small bag and it should have it."
"are you sure?" my mother-in-law needed to know.
"let's check."
so, i opened the box, took out the small white bag, untied the satin ribbon and dumped out a small circular plastic box into my hand. i opened it up and sure enough, there's a piece of umbilical cord in there.
"oh." my mother-in-law seemed a bit disappointed. "well, let's just keep this anyway." and she put the second piece in the plastic box. i carefully put the two pieces back in their place, making sure the ribbon is tied just so, and put the box away.
now i have two connections from sasha resting in my house...
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