12 December 2006

Almost the whole world had suggested that we will end up having a boy. I was probably the only one who always 'knew' that it would be a girl. December 12 2006 at 9.57 AM, our daughter came to this world. It was indeed an amazing feeling. Megz gave birth to our daughter in a normal delivery at the Sagar Apollo Hospital. The 3.5 hours prior to the delivery was probably the most tense period in my life. After the delivery, a nurse informed me about the birth of a baby girl and also told both mother and daughter were fine and doing good. This is what i wanted to hear. i waited for the nurse to bring MY daughter and when i held her for the first time, i dunno it was so different. it was a mixed feeling. A sudden release of all the tension coupled with the joy of being a father. Immediately after that i had to get some formalities completed to get Megz and the baby to a room. Those first few hours after birth are hectic attending phone calls, taking care of wife and baby, getting the right room, helping wife in getting the baby to feed. Its exhausting yet there is so much joy.

At about 4.30 or 5 AM on 12th, Megz began feeling a little uncomfortable and woke me up. The weird feeling she had happened every 5-10 minutes or so. we waited till 6 AM and then called both our doctors (Dr Leela Bhagwan and Dr Usha Menon). Both of them advised us to go to the labour room and get a checkup done. I took out my car and drove Megz and Amma to the Sagar Appollo hospital. It hardly took about 7-10 minutes to reach there from my place early in the morning. At the labour room, the doctor/nurse checked her and after about 15 minutes informed me the megz was in labour and she should deliver in about 2-3 hours. We went to the hospital empty handed and were actually not prepared for this. I couldnt be with Megz during her delivery because there was another delivery in progress in the labour room. Phew! those few hours are etched in memory.