The feeling and...... confusion...

On Friday.... post noon my pregnant wife was taken inside the operation theater for a C-Section..... The transition from the relaxed waiting to saying good luck was just a few seconds... I had never been in that situation before.... though had seen so many of our actors seeing off their better halves in the movies.... However, that didn't help me in my situation.... :(

Fifteen minutes later, a doctor came out giving me the news that the baby is born.... I wanted to ask 'How is my wife doing?'.... and 'Is that a boy or a girl?' came out from my mouth.... :( again caught completely off-guard being the first timer in that situation.....did not help at all...

five minutes later..... the two doctors came rushing out one holding a crumbled green coloured cloth... and both were in a huge hurry... one I recognised was the doctor who had broken the news to me earlier...... Rushingly he said 'Baby is quite small as expected, has some breathing difficulties as expected in a premature baby, Ambulance is waiting outside.... Let's Go! and shift he baby to Pediatric ITU....' all these commands were shot at me at once.... and I heard only bits of it and followed him rather sheepishly.....

Got the lift to a non-stop mode and zipped to the ground floor..... Ambulance driver is not to be seen.... huh..... Doctor asked me where have I parked my car..... I said far behind the hospital..... it was atleast one kilometer from where we were at that moment... He quickly looked around and saw an approaching electric commute..... used in this health city as out patients transport.... stopped it... hopped on.. and ordered...lets go at the fastest speed.... do a U turn...... the driver lady said... 'Sir that's wrong way can't do that'.... helplessly we had to go around the main building.... Suddenly I thought lets inform my parents and in-laws waiting in the reception.... we are passing by... if you want to catch a glimpse of the baby..... Foooolish me...... However, they could not make it to the entrance before we passed it...

On that ride... I again asked 'Have I got a daughter or a Son'..... as though that was the utmost important thing...... 'Daughter' told the doctor.... 'Thank God' I said to myself..... I wanted a daughter who is as sweet as my wifee...

..... like the comic strips say in right hand bottom corner.... to be continued...