My son, Judah Darwin Zucker Goren, was born at home (in the water) yesterday morning. We were gently and lovingly attended to by a midwife and a doula. My husband and our older two sons (and Lindsey, our poet/babysiter) witnessed Judah’s arrival. It was everything I could have hoped for. It was, in the most profound sense of the word, awesome.





Rachel! Congratulations! And Judah, welcome to the world!
Posted By: patricia on May 31, 2007 at 10:49 amReport this comment
Wow! Wonderful news!
Posted By: Jennifer Bartlett on May 31, 2007 at 12:45 pmReport this comment
Rachel, that’s wonderful. Congratulations! I am so happy that you were able to have the birthing process exactly the way you wanted it. Sounds beautiful: an experience shared by the whole family.
Posted By: Jeffrey on May 31, 2007 at 1:14 pmBlessings to all of you.
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Beautiful, simply beautiful…
Posted By: kwame on May 31, 2007 at 9:05 pmOne love, KD
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Mazel Tov! To you, Judah, and your family!
Posted By: emily warn on June 1, 2007 at 11:04 pmEmily
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Congratulations! And a hearty “hear hear” for the word awesome being better suited to bringing life into the world than slang.
Posted By: J. Bryan Shoup on June 4, 2007 at 12:22 amReport this comment