Daddy's Corner

One night of a mess

12:30 am, wifey woke me up to change Joshua’s diaper as she checked that it has already full of poops. Our last diaper change was 8:30 pm. It was usual for me to change diaper but this time was different.

As I’m changing Joshua’s diaper, cleaning his butt from any residue, he cried, waking up his brother Johan. While managing Joshua’s cry, he also showered with pee making his overall to get wet including the nearby pillow. I have to finish drying him up to subside his cry while I already called wifey to look after Johan. She found out that Johan’s diaper is already full and his pajamas is also wet from his pee. She change Johan’s diaper while I’m still managing to change Joshua’s overall. While I was changing, he then vomits most of his intake milk. I was pressured to finished fast knowing that he may vomit another wave. I need to ensure that all of his footsie and mittens are dry and also his inner cloth. I also need to ensure that no vomit residue has gone inside his ears. He is also having a hiccups from the spit up and vomits and need to sway him to prevent from another loud cry.

Thank God that he is not crying. I started to get frustrated of all the parallel events occurred at this time of night. I thank God for giving me patience to manage my frustration and confusion. I love my wife for supporting me to ensure that Johan is also attended and to help him go back to sleep. Thank God that after all of this mess, Johan and Joshua is already back asleep.

Joshua

Joshua’s birth story

June 12, we went to St Luke’s for the 9am appointment with nanay’s Obgyne. Cervix is still closed while Joshua is already low. Nanay was advised to take Primrose supplement to help cervix to dilate. She was also advised for if there’s any regular 10 minute interval, inform her doctor immediately. We had our breakfast at Mary Grace. We also had another swab test as the result for wifey is only valid until today. We decided to stop by at Waltermart before going home to buy the medicine and groceries for the week.

After lunch we decided to take supplement and nanay took a quick nap from early morning trip. She felt pain in her belly with the feeling of having a diarrhea.

Around 4pm, she had a bloody show. We think it was the mucous plug.

By 5pm, we informed our doctor about her contractions. She used a monitoring app to measure duration and interval.

We had our dinner but still contractions are happening. By 7pm, we decided to go to St. Luke’s.

Night going to SLMC

Daddy drove as smooth as possible specially on bumps and humps on the road.

Daddy was left at the lobby of the Ob-Gyne Complex (3rd Floor) waiting for the RT-PCR Test Result to be released before going with Nanay inside the labor room. Waiting game starts while nanay is enduring the pain alone.

Nanay situation when Daddy arrives at the labor room
Selfie with Nanay
Holding hands
Nanay is taken out for her anesthesia to help relieve the pain.
Thumbs up, a big relief
Nanay felt asleep after having the dose of anesthesia.
Nanay is being moved to delivery room
12:55pm of June 13 Joshua’s sees the outside world
Daddy cuts the cord between Nanay and Joshua
First family picture with Joshua
It’s another boy!