| A birthday celebrates the reminders of the first breath taken, the first touch of air, and the first touch of human contact. It's about the first blink of real light, the first cough or cry, the first food taken in through the mouth, the first real wakeup of the bowels and internal organs. The heart is already old by this point, at least 8 months old having started beating by the 5th week of pregnancy. The brain is just a little bit younger. This day of celebration is more about the fact that there is still more to the experience. |