Dear Peanut,

After confirming that it was time, they wheeled in your mother to the labor room to continue on trying to widen her birth canal.

I, on the other hand, had to dart around the hospital to ensure that we have a room and everything is set.

Your Lola Mommy and I just had a quick lunch and I dashed back to our house to get our hospital bag. This was because I refused to bring the stupid bag earlier that morning. Good thing it was ready to go days before. When I got home, I just grabbed some food, my work laptop, and the hospital bag. 

I was almost finished packing at home when your Lola Mommy called me. They said that I needed to get back to the hospital. I thought of it as nothing but my gut was telling me something might be off.

Once I got back to the hospital, your Lola Mama already arrived.  Your Lola Mommy then told me that the doctor needed to talk to us. We hurried to the Labor Room and that was when Dra.JMF told us about the situation.

The opening of your mother’s birth canal was progressing slowly and the doctor already broke her water bag. Guess what? You already pooped and we cannot wait a minute longer as there were signs that you were already distressed. 

It had been a while since I was genuinely scared about something. That was one of them. Yet I know that you would be okay. That was your first challenge upon coming into this world. I was certain that you would get past it

We then signed the consent for the C-Section. They told me to change my clothes because they would bring me to the operating room soon.

I changed and brought along the GoPro camera to capture the moments. They made me wait in the labor room because I was not really allowed to be at the OR theater until “baby out.”

It gave me time to set up the GoPro while waiting. I must have taken 50+ accidental selfies while fiddling with it, partly also because I was really getting anxious.

They led me to the OR door and told me to wait for a few more minutes. At that point, I really couldn’t describe what I was feeling but let just say it made me want to piss my pants. 

After a while, I heard people inside the OR cheering and taking note of the date and time. I then heard a cry and they let me in. You literally just got pulled out of the womb—bloody and screaming.

The doctors quickly put you to the side and started their routine baby checking. I headed to your mother, who was currently strapped to the operating table to check up on her while being sewed up. Once confirmed that she was okay, I headed to check on you as the doctors, nurses, and interns were scrambling, pumping the shit that you have ingested.

I think you may have learned two lessons during your first minutes of life.

#1, Don’t shit where you eat

#2, Don’t take any shit.  Literally and figuratively speaking.

Congratulations on getting past your first challenge, son.  Welcome to the world. 

XOXO,