Chronicles of Bubu G: The Prelude
My little Bubu decided to come early. Thinking back to events leading up to his arrival, I think sometimes superstition things you heard from grannies and aunties and mothers could be true.
They said pregnant lady cannot carry someone else’s baby. The Saturday before Bubu’s arrival, we attended the full moon lunch of Szer’s friend. Szer carried that baby for a while. I too carried the baby.
The same Saturday afternoon, my generous BIL, Mr. BLG transported the baby cot to my house using the powerful Mitsubishi Fuso lorry that he sells. Again we defied superstition by moving in furnitures into the house. Superstition had it that during pregnancy, you should not move house and move furnitures in the house else the baby will be miscarried or come early.
After the cot was brought in, we went and bought mattress for Bubu. Prior to the baby cot, I bought a diaper changing table from Ikea and assembled it during CNY holidays. Could that have played a part in Bubu’s early arrival?
We have bought a lot of essential baby stuffs throughout the pregnancy period until that mattress, which was the last big item that Bubu really needs. We’ve got all other newborn essential stuffs earlier, ranging from bottles to stroller to car seat to clothes, playing mat, toys, diapers, bottle steriliser, breast pumps etc.
To look at another perspective of things, his arrival is somewhat timely. Perhaps this is fate and it is his destiny to arrive on the very first day of the 2nd month of the lunar Water Dragon year. In Gregory calendar, he arrived on 22-2-2012 at 2208 hrs. Such an auspicious arrival time I as a daddy would say of my son. Sze’s birthdate is 22-08, mine 08-02 and now my son 22-02. I guess 2 and 8 are our family’s lucky number. I then look at the photos I took on my phone, and guess what I found. Recently my wife bought me a Gshock watch for my birthday. I took a photo of the Mudman and the time was… 22:02 ! Is that a coincidence of Bubu’s arrival date??? I wonder.
Monday, 20/2/12, I stretched myself to a cross country drive for work for surveys at Cheras, Lukut and Sg. Pelek. Thats because I wanted to go see an opthalmologist on Tuesday morning at Sime Darby hospital… the same place Sze goes for checkups and see Bubu’s doctor. I had an appointment that morning. The very same morning, Sze alerted me of Bubu’s possible early arrival. We rushed to the hospital and Sze was admitted to the delivery ward right away and started the countdown and I went and see my doctor at another floor. After waiting for almost 2 days, after numerous contractions and lets be frank, jabs , my little Bubu finally arrived on that auspicious time. 2 hours short of 2 days.
Having stayed at the delivery ward for almost 2 days, I can say, you never seen life if you have not been to the delivery room. Walking around the ward alone is very scary when you hear women in labour screaming like _______. That’s scarier than being in the labour room, I’d guess, from a father’s perspective.
Fathers can never replace the position, noble deeds and sufferings of mothers. That’s why there’s only “Mama Hao” song and there will never be a “Papa Hao” song.
Both mom and son are in good condition. Hopefully Bubu’s jaundice will be cured.
And here I would like to finally announce his name, Lucas G aka Bubu G.
Daddy loves you and mummy.
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