The Nurse with thick spectacles came out of the Labor Theater at  Mangalore Nursing Home at 9.10PM and said, "A baby has been born,  the  pediatrician is looking after the child and will detail you soon" and  closed the door. Me, my mother-in-law, her sister and my father-in-law,  got anxious and waited for the opening of the door again. I was thinking  that, day of birth of my baby and mine will be the same, since I also  was born on a 'Monday'.
The previous Thursday, my wife Shwetha had been admitted to the hospital, as  she was expecting a delivery soon. Until Monday she seldom felt the  delivery pain and that too weakly. So, finally on Monday, at 11.00 AM, the doctor  instructed to inject drips which would increase the delivery pain and  hence increase the possibility of normal delivery. We waited for the  delivery till night 8:40PM, when finally the doctor suggested for a  cesarean, since she foresaw complications if waited for normal delivery.
Now it was around 9.15, the door opened again, the same nurse instructed us to  enter into the room where, pediatrician had kept my little champ on a  stool. The boy was desperately moving his hands and legs. I saw him for a  minute and touched him at his cheek, with my fingers. I took great care  that, my nail wont touch his cheek. After waiting for long time, my  treasure was unleashed. I started dipping into a deep sea of happiness. I was looking at the boy as if, I was looking at the most  beautiful  scenery in my entire life. Shwetha had given me the biggest gift to me on the occasion of our wedding anniversary.
The Pediatrician said that the boy was  healthy and weighed 3.1Kg. I came out, as others were eagerly waiting  for seeing the baby, we were instructed to go in, one by one. All of  them went in and came out one after the other. My mother-in-law shouted after she came out, "why  don't you call your father up and tell the news". I woke up from the  ocean of happiness, and called my father's cell. He wont pick up his  cell. I called my home land-line number, and my father picked up. I  shouted at him,"Why don't you pick the call. I wanted to tell you the  news that you have become grandfather of a baby boy". I had already  created a contact group in my cell, named "Good news group". I sent  group SMS, as the battery of my cell was running out. Suddenly calls  from all my friends and relatives started flooding in. I ran to our ward  and brought the cell phone charger and sweet box. All of us, ate laddu's and gave  it to whoever we saw. We gave some laddu's to the Labor Theater  attendants and nurses. It was celebration time and we all celebrated  that rare moment.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
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