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1、CryNoMore(2003) 1Mexico,1993Millahadfallenasleepwhilethebabywasnursing.DavidBoonestoodoverhiswifeandchildandwatchedthem,awareofthesillygrinonhisface,ofthefullnessinhischest.Hiswife.Hischild.God,hisworld.Theoldfascination,theobsession,withmedicineremained,butitwastemperednowby
2、somethingequallyasfascinating.He’dneversuspectedthattheprocessofpregnancyandchildbirth,oftherapiddevelopmentoftheinfant,couldbesoengrossing.He’dchosenthefieldofsurgerybecauseofthesheerchallengeofit;obstetrics,incomparison,hadseemedkindoflikewatchinggrassgrow.Well,sometimesthi
3、ngswentwrongandtheobstetricianhadtobeontopofthings,butforthemostpartbabiesgrewandwereborn,andthatwasthat.He’dthoughtthatuntilitcametohisownchild.Clinically,he’dknowneverydetailoffetalgrowth,buthehadn’tbeenpreparedforthesheeremotionofwatchingMillaroundout,offeelingthesmallkick
4、sandfluttersofthebabygrowintostronger,moredemandingones.Andifthesheeremotionalismhadblindsidedhim,howhadMillafelt?Sometimes,evenduringthephysicalmiseryofthelastmonthofpregnancy,he’dcaughtanexpressiononherface,arapt,absorbedlookassheunconsciouslystrokedherbelly,thattoldhimshew
5、aslostinaworldinhabitedonlybyherselfandthebaby.AndthenJustinhadarrived,squallingandhealthy,andDavidhadfeltlight-headedwithreliefandeuphoria.Inthesixweekssince,eachdayseemedtobringsomesmallchangeastheinfantgrew;thedarkfuzzonhisheadhadbecomeblond,hiseyesweremoreblueandalert.Hew
6、asnoticingthings,recognizingvoices,wavinghisarmsandlegsinajerky,uncoordinatedrhythmashislittlemusclesgrewinstrength.Helovedhisbath.Hehadanangrycry,ahungrycry,anuncomfortablecry,andacrankycry.Millahadbeenabletotellthedifferencewithindays.Thechangesinhiswifewerefascinating,too.
7、Millahadalwayshadawayofholdingherselfapartfromtheworld,asifsheweremoreanobserverthanaparticipant.She’dbeenachallengefromthemomenthe’dfirstseenher,buthehadstubbornlycourtedheruntilshecouldn’thelpbutnoticehimasapersonratherthanamovingpartofthescenery.Hecouldrememberperfectlythe
8、exactmomentwhenhe’dwon:theyhadbeenataNewYear’sEvepartyandinthemiddle
