Scheduled Delivery

For those who are not aware, I just added a year to my life on Wednesday, August 6th. Thanks to all those who remembered it, btw. Anyway, my birthday did not end in a delighful way. For some reasons, something made my special day a depressing one. I was down up to the next day. I'm not gonna babble about it, don't worry :p

Out from somewhere that 'next day', I got home ten minutes before two in the morning, so technically, it was Friday already, 8th of August. Seemed there was a reason to cheer up again after my depression on my birthday. Well, there was something special about that date and time, 2 A.M.

Just few minutes before 2 A.M., I couldn't make myself at ease; I was so tense and excited at the same time. I can't remember when was the last time I've felt this kind of excitement, with heart beating so fast, feeling so alive in that early dawn. Well, actually, that excitement was not about me or something on me, but about someone else. Nope, not a guy, sorry :p

A good friend from college was scheduled to give birth at around 2 A.M. on August 8th. Yup, "scheduled"! :p It's gotta be their first baby, so there was a lot of pressure. And, oh, isn't it cool to have a baby born on 08-08-08? She was really aiming for that date, because she believes that "8" is a lucky number.

In my room, I was really excited that night. I couldn't sleep, as if it were me giving birth, lol. I'm not sure, though if it is ‘excitement’ that an expectant mum feels when she’s delivering a baby. I think it’s more on nervousness that she feels once lying in the delivery room.

I wanted to be at the hospital along with her family, but ..I chose to just stay at my house because of this fear of hospitals.

Rona Rosario, the new mum, is not the first one to become a mum in our group of friends. We are nine, sometimes ten, in the group. Two are men. Before Rona, we had two who became mummies first. But, unfortunately, I was not able to follow their pregnancies. I just found out that the two had already given birth, in different times. Now that it's Rona's turn, I make sure that I keep myself updated on her condition. And, though, I didn't get to see Rona in her pregnancy, due to fear, (Yeah, I have this weird fear of pregnant women) I always make sure that I check up on her once in a while through SMS. Until the big day came.

Unfortunately, so far, I still haven’t seen the new mum and her baby, since they are still in the hospital recovering. I have to wait for a couple of days till she gets home. I, along with my friends, am so excited to see them :)

Anyway, this special entry is dedicated, of course, to my dear friend, Rona. Congratulations to you and to your man :) Good luck, as you go through the parenthood. Jeez, I’m really envious of you being a mum, and aiming your target birth date, lol.