Memorable day

Whew! Daniel is still sleeping.Maybe I could share a short account of his birth.

July 24^th, 2009 a.m. I went to Dra. Mascarina to have my first check up in the province. My past check ups were held in Makati but for some reasons I decided to go home in the province for my delivery. For the past two days, I have been going to Dr. Mascarinas’ clinic but she was out for two days. It was on this day of July 24 that I was able to meet her personally.After the check up I was told that I only have to wait for few more days for my delivery. I was so ecstatic about the thought that I only have to count few more days. I could not take off my thoughts with my impending delivery. I was talking to my baby in my womb telling him to go out anytime if he is ready. Waiting for 2 to 3 more days seem like a lifetime for me.

That night I was chatting with Randy. At 11 p.m I was telling him I could already feel some minor pain. I thought I was just imagining it so I shrugged my shoulder thinking the pain was normal. At 11: 30 p.m I told Randy that I would be signing out of Yahoo Messenger to take my rest. And so I signed out.

While I was laying in bed the pain which I now recognized as contractions became stronger. I stood up and prepared my things, thinking that this might be it. I tried to go to sleep but the contractions are becoming stronger and stronger with regular intervals. I walked to and fro inside my room, and waited for few more minutes to wake up my companions.I was quite sure that the pain wouldn’t be a false alarm since the contractions happen in every 10 minutes.

So that was the start of it. Before I knew it we were in the hospital and I was being attended by nurses and physicians. I won’t go into the details of my labor anymore. The only thing I could say about it is that it was really, really, really painful. I never imagined it to be that difficult and excruciatingly painful.

At 5:30 in the morning, I heard the first cries of Daniel and I felt I was suddenly relieved of pain and heaviness. Finally I have my baby Daniel at my side. Half awake and half asleep I kissed him gently before he was taken into the nursery room.

A trip to the bathroom, a sip of coffee, a few minutes to gorge a sandwich…hmmm..These are just few of the things that I already consider a luxury when given the chance to do them. True enough, being a mom is a huge task. Now I am getting the real picture of it. Back in the old days, I was just a mere listener. When moms talk about raising their kids, it was like listening to an exaggerated litany of responsibilities and concerns. Now I realize they are not exaggerating things. In a week’s time, I can truly say that I am learning to handle the situation, and I know in time I’ll get the hang of it. And since time is running I have to cut short my “kwento” to take care of other things.