Your Arrival

Dear Dylan,

The miracle of Life is so amazing and it always brings along exuberance and joy to the doorstep of every hopeful parent. And through God's grace, we are able to share this moment with you.

On the night before your arrival, mummy was busying cleaning up your room, changing bedsheets, packing some of your little clothings and accessories into our travel luggage. It was as if it was some kind of mother's instinct that transcends our doctor's forecast of your estimated delivery date, which is another 10 days ahead.

Above pic : My Son, My Friend.

And yes mummy is always right. She spotted your "note"(in red-ink) in the early morning that you have decided to book your "birth-ticket" on the 8th August 2007. Although you had kept the hour a surprise for us, but we were too excited to stay at home to wait. So we took your que and headed to Thomson Medical Hospital.

The "waiting" for your arrival was physically painful for mummy. The contractions were frequent and sharp. And with each wave of pain that comes along, testing her threshold of endurance, she held on to the goal of being able to see you at the end of this ordeal.

As the labour pain got more challenging, mummy had to find strength to counter the battle. TGFE (Thank God For Epidural), although it was no any less painful when receiving the epidural initally, but it definately had made the contractions pain more manageable and reserving her strength for delivery. Lunch time passed and it was almost tea-break, the gynaecologist came and checked, it was time.

This was the final exam. All the theory and practical pre-natal classes that daddy and mummy have attended and the 9 months of preparation was finally here.
Above pic : Mummy's greatest achievement !

It was no-easy feat for mummy, but she scored 101 over a 100. When mummy did her final "push" and daddy saw you coming out from mommy's birth canal, there was such an immense flow of joy over-running inside me.
Finally, after 9 months of waiting, my son, my friend, you have arrived.

Taking the que from the gynaecologist, I proudly took the scissors and snipped your umbilical cord to welcome you to the family.

Name : Dylan Matthew Pang

D.O.B : 08 / 08 / 2007

Time : 14: 53

Hospital : Thomson Medical Hospital

Love,

Dad