Child Birth, Eid & My Princess

Assalamu alaikum

1. I had my first son in May 2007. It was such a beautiful experience having him after waiting for 9 months.
2. Prior to my son's birth, as a first time father-to-be, I took the effort to read up about babies development, child birth, and much more. I need the information to prepare myself into fatherhood.
3. But little did I realize that what you read and watch on TV (imagine watching baby delivered every week on Discovery Channel...gulp!!) is not necessarily gonna happen the same way. I had a absurd child birth experience.
4. My wife, Suzie, was in labour for about 5 hours, when she was screaming in pain. So we decided (not my call this time, coz I'm not feeling the pain...she is...hehehehe) to take the epidural injection.
5. Suddenly, the nurse told us that the baby is ready to come out! What??!!! Now??!! But...where's the doctor?? Guess what?? the doctor is caught in a massive jam!!!
6. The nurse who was attending my wife panicked!! Basic stuff like suction, some tubes, cotton were not ready!! So what you do when you panicked?? She yelled.."Tahan, jgn keluar dulu.." (hold on, dont let the baby out)!!!! What??!! how can you 'hold' such a thing from coming out??
7. I was panicked too. I held my wife hand, read some prayers and to my HORROR, the baby came out by himself!!! Blup!! straight on the bed. The attending nurse saw it and grab the baby. Luckily my son did not fell off the bed. But where is my doctor??? Yupp!! still in the jam!
8. Finally after 10 minutes after delivery, another doctor came to the rescue. Phew! What a relief. Such an experience.
9. Now, 2 plus years later, I am expecting my second baby. With such an experience with the first, I was hoping to get a better labour experience. Unfortunately, it was similar.
10. Not as grueling as the first, this time the doctor came in time, but after I saw the baby head coming out, no one was in the labour room, not even the nurse!
11. We manage to pull through this time without much difficulties. And it was in the holy month of Ramadhan. Full of blessings.
12. I got this special present from Allah for Eid, a beautiful princess to add cheer and joy in our life. Thank you ALLAH, for all that You have given us.
13. My princess, SITI ULFAH BEGUM, I pray that you grow into an obedient girl to ALLAH, to His Rasul, to your Ummi and to me, Ameen.
14. Eid was tiring for me as I was on the road most of the time. KL-Jeram- Tg. Karang-KL. Phew! But it was worth it. Either road I ended up, I have my Mom & family members and also my wife and my two angles.
15. My wife is in confinement now. And I am missing all of them...

till then...