September Babies

My bloglist has been blessed with the addition of two babies: Kathryn's daughter Claire and Susan's grandson Phoenix. I was just looking at old Other Side archives for September 2003. There was a post pointing to Mandarin Meg's welcome of a grand-daughter that year.

September 21, 2003

"Life is a flame that is always burning itself out, but it catches fire again every time a child is born."
George Bernard Shaw

Baby Abby Elena, you lit a new fire today so unlike we imagined. Gentle and precious, with long blond hair and eyes that shine bright blue, defying the brown of the mother and father. A September baby. We went to welcome you into our world today and instead you welcomed us into your heart. May your tiny tears always be so sweet as for the want of of the Gardenia that bloomed for you today.

May we pass this along to the 2007 September babies.