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1、CryNoMore(2003) 1Mexico,1993Millahadfallenasleepwhilethebabywasnursing.DavidBoonestoodoverhiswifeandchildandwatchedthem,awareofthesillygrinonhisface,ofthefullnessinhischest.Hiswife.Hischild.God,hisworld.Theoldfascination,theobsession,withmedicineremained,butitwastemp
2、erednowbysomethingequallyasfascinating.He’dneversuspectedthattheprocessofpregnancyandchildbirth,oftherapiddevelopmentoftheinfant,couldbesoengrossing.He’dchosenthefieldofsurgerybecauseofthesheerchallengeofit;obstetrics,incomparison,hadseemedkindoflikewatchinggrassgrow
3、.Well,sometimesthingswentwrongandtheobstetricianhadtobeontopofthings,butforthemostpartbabiesgrewandwereborn,andthatwasthat.He’dthoughtthatuntilitcametohisownchild.Clinically,he’dknowneverydetailoffetalgrowth,buthehadn’tbeenpreparedforthesheeremotionofwatchingMillarou
4、ndout,offeelingthesmallkicksandfluttersofthebabygrowintostronger,moredemandingones.Andifthesheeremotionalismhadblindsidedhim,howhadMillafelt?Sometimes,evenduringthephysicalmiseryofthelastmonthofpregnancy,he’dcaughtanexpressiononherface,arapt,absorbedlookassheunconsci
5、ouslystrokedherbelly,thattoldhimshewaslostinaworldinhabitedonlybyherselfandthebaby.AndthenJustinhadarrived,squallingandhealthy,andDavidhadfeltlight-headedwithreliefandeuphoria.Inthesixweekssince,eachdayseemedtobringsomesmallchangeastheinfantgrew;thedarkfuzzonhisheadh
6、adbecomeblond,hiseyesweremoreblueandalert.Hewasnoticingthings,recognizingvoices,wavinghisarmsandlegsinajerky,uncoordinatedrhythmashislittlemusclesgrewinstrength.Helovedhisbath.Hehadanangrycry,ahungrycry,anuncomfortablecry,andacrankycry.Millahadbeenabletotellthediffer
7、encewithindays.Thechangesinhiswifewerefascinating,too.Millahadalwayshadawayofholdingherselfapartfromtheworld,asifsheweremoreanobserverthanaparticipant.She’dbeenachallengefromthemomenthe’dfirstseenher,buthehadstubbornlycourtedheruntilshecouldn’thelpbutnoticehimasapers
8、onratherthanamovingpartofthescenery.Hecouldrememberperfectlytheexactmomentwhenhe’dwon:theyhadbeenataNewYear’sEvepartyandinthemiddle