My baby arrived on 27th of December, 2011 and put an end to a long wait. Everyone was
waiting with eagerness for the baby to arrive. The day was special for
sure. A rose had blossomed that morning as if indicating the arrival of our
baby later in the day. My wife says that it is a rose indicator. The rose plant
itself was special. This rose plant was almost dead. Considering it dead we had
initially tried to uproot it. However, the strong roots it had developed made
us to think otherwise. That decision did not go in vain as the first flower it
borne happened to be an indication of a very special day for me and everyone in
my family. That night the moon too had a special smiling face and there was a
star shining brightly near the moon. She truly is an angel.
How the day unfolded?
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On 27th December (Tuesday) the day started as usual for me. I
reached office around 3 pm. I had just settled down and started to do some work
when my sister-in-law called in to inform that my wife has been hospitalized.
With a mixed feeling I left for home. I said mixed feeling because my wife had
to undergo lot of hardships during 3rd month of pregnancy. She was even hospitalized. So, I was hoping
that everything turns out well. Along with my mom I headed for the
hospital. My wife was taken to the labor room at around 8:30 pm. By 8:55 pm we
heard our baby’s voice crying out loudly as if announcing her arrival. We were
all so elated but at the same time worried as we were not provided any formal
update on the status of my wife. Something was wrong. An hour or two later the
doctor informed me that my wife is having excessive bleeding post delivery of
the baby and to arrest the bleeding he suggested that she be put on general
anesthesia so that he could do the needful to stop the bleeding. I gave my
approval for the same. The doctor also asked us to get 2 pouches of blood as
lot of blood has been lost and the blood pressure was also dropping. Late in
the night we reached the blood bank and got the blood which was administered to
my wife. Her blood pressure was being monitored continuously and it was slowly
and surely getting to normal. The baby was handed over to us much before my
wife was moved to the room. However, the tension had kind of suppressed our joy
for a while. Once we realized that my wife is out of danger, everyone breathed
a sigh of relief.
The baby weighing 2.75 kg was healthy and in good shape. With
lot of hair on her head right from day one, my mom made reference to my birth.
She said that I was also having lot of hair right from day one. Then everyone
who visited was trying to figure out as to who the baby resembles with. Some
would say that she looks like my wife. While few others would say that she
looks like me. It was amusing. On the very first day, I was a bit nervous to
hold her. She seemed so delicate and I felt I might hurt her. However, on
second day, my nervousness gave way to my inner desire to hold her in my hands.
It was a special feeling. Being instrumental in bringing someone to life is the
closest I think one can get to Godliness. We have found a name for our bundle of joy.
However, I will be announcing it only after the naming ceremony. You guys must be wondering why it took so long to write this blog. Being a first time dad does take focus away from other priorities of your life, isn't it?
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| Shaarika |
