the arrival..

date: December 28, 2006
time: 1:50 pm
location: Angeles Medical Center

event: a 6.10-pound baby boy has finally been brought into this world..

name: Kian Mikael Santos ..

how it happened:

i was supposed to have my last OB check-up with Dr. Bernice last Dec. 27 at 4pm.. however, i failed to drop by her clinic at that time because i felt asleep and my husband forgot to wake me up.. so i called Bernice late that night (10pm) and told her that i would be coming to her clinic the next day..

we had already agreed that she will be facilitating my delivery (Caesarian method) on the next day, December 28. she told me to go straight to AMC Hospital instead of dropping by her clinic.

the next day, marc and i packed everything i needed for my delivery. and oh! i made sure that i was beautiful during the operation, so before i got out of the house, i drabbed some blush-on on my cheeks and painted my lips red.. i was really excited to give birth!

11 am, we were already in the hospital. marc went to the Admissions/Registrations section while a nurse aid accompanied me to the Emergency room and asked me some questions about my pregnancy.. later on, several meds were tested on my skin to make sure that i won't have any allergic reactions to them.

12:30 pm.. when everything in the Admissions, Room (Lodging) and Health Care Services were settled, i was finally wheeled in to the Operating Room. i changed my wardrobe to Scrubs and then they laid me on the operating table. the gay nurse was pleasant enough to cheer me up, when he noticed that i was a little bewildered and a little nervous.. i told him, this is my second caesarian delivery, but i felt like i was about to give birth for the first time.. (maybe because i was already sleepy even before i was given anaesthesia when i gave birth to kyle)..

this time, i told myself that i have to fight the urge to sleep so that i am awake when my second child comes out..

and so it happened.. while my gay nurse told tall tales about his lovelife, the anaesthologist came and did his job.. i told him not to give me a strong sedative so i can still feel how my baby would come out from my tummy.. (oh my! my back really hurts when he injected the long needle filled with anesthesia.. i swear i screamed when i felt the long needle being pushed on my back.. agh@@@!!!).. moments later, i felt numb.

1:50pm..after a long while, (actually, it seemed like an hour has passed), Dr. Bernice finally arrived and told me to stay calm since she will start doing the operation. i was half conscious when i felt her hands went for my tummy and grabbed my baby.. i felt a sharp pang when he was being pulled out..

and there he was.. finally, Kian Mikael was born...Dr. Bernice held him outside down and spanked his butt... i heard my baby cry for the first time!.. i was moved by his voice.. tears of joy flowed down my cheeks.. the gay nurse held my left hand and said, "you've got a cute boy.. you can take a rest now..."

suddenly, everything was pitch-black.. i had finally succumbed to the "anaesthetic effects of the operation"...

4pm.. i woke up a little bit when i realized that the anaesthesia started to lose it's effect. i felt so called, my teethe were chattering so hard and i was having a hard time breathing.. once i realized that i was already lying on my hospital bed in Room 204, i slept...

it was already 7:45 pm when i woke up! i couldn't move a muscle and i felt dizzy when i opened my eyes.. my cousin, colleen, my mother in-law and my husband were gathered around me.. they all asked one question: How am I.. they told me that they already saw our baby Kian and that he looked a lot like his father... he's got high nose like Marc's... yupeee!

marc then texted our friends, relatives and officemates to inform them about the arrival of our second son.. soon, text messages flooded our cellphones. it was 8pm when i got a visit from my two close friends - Sarah and Bryan.. thanks to the both of you...

three days later, my baby and i were finally discharged from the hospital and we started spreading joy and love to our growing family...

to all our well-wishers and to all who prayed for me and my baby during my predicament, i thnak you all from the bottom of my heart... thank you!

today, my son just turned one-month old.. to you Kian, i loveyousomuch!! mwah!