Newborn Holly May in her nut-brown maiden Wonder Hat

Holly May's Wonder Hat with 'Nut-brown Maiden' Wonder Doll atop: (descendant of Worry Dolls, Wonder Dolls know that it's always better to Wonder than to worry...).

So she arrived almost a month later than we expected her but Mother Ninya (daughter of Corrina) said months ago that this baby had TREE energy, she could feel it... and I guess that accounted for her s*l*o*w~ness... Then when came time to make her Wonder Hat, the little Wonder Doll that forms atop came out as the Nut-brown maiden (Holly May's Scottish great-grandfather, Corrina's father's song)..
AND HERE SHE IS!!!!
A whole month OLDER than her big sister was AT BIRTH!! Hence she barely looks newborn (after initially cherry-red post-birth minutes!)...

 
Ho ro my nut-brown maiden,
Hee ree my nut-brown maiden,
Ho ro ro maiden,
for she's the maid for me

Her eye so mildly beaming,
Her look so frank and free,
In waking or in dreaming,
Is evermore with me.

And when the blossoms laden
Bright summer comes again;
I'll fetch my nut-brown maiden
Down from the bonnie glen...

...And her name came out as 'Holly May' (two trees: Holly and Hawthorn May).....


AND MOTHER NINYA WROTE: "Wish I had a camera, we are in the town square, came in with both girls in the pram and Michael(Daddy) and Minnie are playing in the
   fountains with jeans rolled up having so much fun.

   I'm in that 'honeymoon' period of feeling blissed out with my new baby and lovely family, only I choose for it to be more than a passing faze...Minnie was very happy to help bath Holly this morning and then to have her sit with her for a photo." 


WELCOME WELCOME, HOLLY MAY...

And the first tree in the Greenwood..

It was the Holl...leee….

Holly….

Holly…

And the first tree in the Greenwood

It was the Holly (la la..!)

I wish I MAY

I wish I might

Wish upon a star tonight

So Maggi did..*(see below!)

And in your name..

‘May’ reminds us How you Came…

 

Welcome, welcome

Holly May!
October(7^th, 2008)babe
Hip hip Hooray

Tuesday October 7th: My last full night in England, such a tender, tender evening as we do our very best to ALLOW for the possibility that Corrina flies before babe delivers. We 3, mum, dad and me, go off to bed at midnight with last and double backward glances of extreme longing (whilst having surrendered to best possible outcome of course.....!!)
2.26am; Maggi Moon text to Corrina: "First shooting star. Sleeping out while u guys assist with delivery?"
2.28am; Corrina (wide awake) text back to Maggi: "Wish, Wish"
2.35am; Maggi Moon replies: "Seen about five shooting stars in last 30 mins. I wished on them that the baby be born soon gracefully. This or something better for the highest good of all concerned."

Exactly one hour later; 3.30am, Sleeping Ninya feels a full-on bearing down contraction.. and.. Pop! ...the waters break... Mother Ninya pulls off her spectacular STAND & DELIVER once more...  Yes, Ninya is standing as Holly May is delivered 1 ONE HOUR LATER.