January 10: A Picture Diary

Dear Glob,

Better late then never, huh? With all the massive hysteria and hoopla now over, I can finally get back to much more important things... like informing the public (ok, fine - my small loyal readership of two) of exactly what happened on the night of January 10, 2007.

6:30am*: P.'s water breaks and its ON! Weird, but true story: P. told me that once her water broke, their loyal basset, Trout, poked his head in the room sensing something was up.

6:30-8:00am: The Roommates and I call everyone (and their moms) to spread the news.

10:00am: 3.5 hours later (!!!) P. and the Whale check into the hospital.

1:00pm: Mother skips out of work early and takes a bus home from the city. Father picks up a pizza and both head to the hospital. P. is still up and about, walking around despite her off the chart contractions.

3:00pm: I bust out of work and head straight to the scene for firsthand "BUN WATCH: 2007" coverage.

3:30pm: I get to see and talk to both P. and the Whale. P. tells me that contractions feel like diarrhea without the poo... Ew...

3:45pm: I'm kicked out of the maternity ward and sentenced to the waiting room.

4:00-4:30pm: BUN WATCH: 2007 participants arrive - Father, Tita O., Paulatina, Mojo and her fiancee, Don Don. We all buzz with excitement until we get...

BORED!!!

4:30pm: Let the waiting room games begin.

Its a BOY vs. Its a GIRL debate. Witty arguments included: "I'm wearing my Pink coat, so its a girl." "P.'s nose broadened. It has to a boy." "I want a girl, they're more fun to dress. Its a girl." "We could only find 'Its a boy' cigars. This is fate's way of saying its a boy."


4:45pm: What the heck is this in the "Its a boy" display case??








5:00pm: Keeping consistent with the baby theme, the waiting room was decorated with Anne Geddes pictures. Paulatina brilliantly came up with this reenactment using the waiting room tables.

5:02pm: We stifle our laughter and put everything back where it belongs before the security guard passes by. With the fear of getting kicked out of the hospital, Game(s) Over.

5:15pm: Mothers comes out from the Delivery Room with news that P.'s contractions are 1 minute apart and should give birth within the hour. We begin to place bets on when the Bun will come.

5:57pm: All of our time predictions expired. New bets are taken.

6:30pm: Still no word... we're getting testy.

6:37pm: With the unaware crowd waiting in the wings, Samuel James is born.

6:45pm: A happy Mother comes to tell us the news - Its a Boy! Huzzah! Its a texting/calling/crying frenzy!

7:20pm: In groups of 2, we take turns to see the new baby...

The new family!

7:45pm: Father and I leave to pick up Tonkatsu for the new hungry mother @ the BEST Japanese place in Rockland, Hinode. We order a large Sake while we're waiting and toast to Sam.

8:20pm: We conglomerate in P.'s room. Sam is in the nursery for standard baby tests. 10 fingers, check. 10 toes, check. The nurses have him hooked up to all these machines and wires, and underneath Sam's hat, there are flashing lights and gadgets checking his hearing and downloading music and battle techniques into his programming.

"I know Jujutsu."

8:45pm: We let P. and the Whale get some much needed rest. Before we leave the hospital we check out the other babies in the nursery. Weighing in at 8lbs. 12oz. Sam definitely could kick any of those other babies' asses!

9:15pm: We have a celebration dinner back at Hinode and call it one crazy night...

-fin-








*NOTE: Times are approximations.