She cried and then I cried.

This time i am not referring to my old post about my daughter but about my wonderful and lovely wife.

After 5 years we wanted to have another child. There were discussions like do we want a second one, why do we, are we ready mentally & financially, can we take out time from our day to day jobs at hand etc… my only rationale was ‘tomorrow if we aren’t there’ then my daughter need to have someone whom she can always rely as a family. There are many cousins, friends but blood relationship is different. This is my rationale and no one has to agree with it. A family of 4 looks complete for me.

After 39 weeks and 3 days my wife got admitted on 22nd April 2022 . Last time for my wife’s delivery it took almost 48 hours to see my daughter. However, this time the doctors said that it will be faster.My wife was getting contractions very frequently. She was undergoing so much pain, I can’t even express . After almost 26 hrs, the baby actually started coming out. Doctors and mid wife’s ensured that the delivery was safe. I had a baby boy on 24th April.

Why am I writing this ???

Not just to tell I had a baby but something else.

I remember when my first child was born I literally cried when I saw her for the first time. That moment was priceless. Never ever in my life I have had such a feeling and was so happy. I believed this happened because I experienced something like this for the first time in my life.

I was confident that this time I may not get the same feel and I may not cry. But when my wife started getting pains, and the contractions increased as the time passed, I was feeling sad. She wasn’t having food properly. She has exhausted almost all her energy. I was helpless actually. Apart from standing beside her and giving her some pseudo confidence , I couldn’t do anything.

Here she is bearing our child and undergoing so much pain and I can’t do anything about it.

Seeing her cry , I was crying.

When she actually delivered the baby, the moment was again priceless. I cried again, this time seeing my wife. She pulled it off successfully undergoing so much pain. She was screaming loud. The baby was heavier than my first one and the pain she had to undergo was higher than before.

She wished for a baby boy , as it was second child and it was a baby boy, her wish came true and she was so happy. She was bearing the pain on one side as she delivered and happy on the other side. It’s a mixed emotion for her. I could see the emotions in her eyes .

Child birth is an amazing experience. The whole 9 month journey has many ups and down. Its like a suspense movie. You don’t know till the end you how’s your baby inside. Is the baby a male or female ? How will they look ? But when you see the baby for the first time that’s priceless and you will cry.

I heart goes out to my wife and all the women out there who go through this journey of giving birth. It’s not easy at all. It was difficult for me to stand by her and watch her in pain , I can understand how it is for every woman who actually undergo the pain.

Salute to all the mothers and to be mothers out there.

I ❤️ you a lot Ramya (my wife)!! Thanks for giving these memorable moments in my life.