In the hospital

Now my mother rested. And the doctor and nurse did many things for me.

They put drops in my eyes to keep them healthy. They looked at my ears
and nose, and fingers and toes—all of me.

Name tags were put around my wrist and ankle. A nurse put ink on my
fingers and feet and made fingerprints and footprints on paper. They
were different from those of every other baby in the world. The nurse
put the paper into a folder with my name on it.

The nurse weighed me and measured me. I got a bath and was dressed in a
shirt and diaper and nightgown. Next I was wrapped in a warm blanket and
given a drink of water. Then I was tucked into a small bed in a room
with lots of other babies.

I was all tired out. I just closed my eyes and went to sleep.

After a while I woke up. I cried. The nurse carried me to my mother. My
mother smiled at me and held me close.