Having Babies

My wife and I read tons of books, took classes and spoke to as many people as possible about what to expect on my daughters birthday. In the end, the only thing I can remember thinking up to the point of the actual birth was how glad I was it wasn't me laying on the bed screaming. I was a good soldier and helped my wife stay focused and do whatever excercise that made her feel most comfortable at the time, but I remember thinking over and over that this was something I was glad I didn't have to do. Not once during the whole pregnancy did I have the thought that I was jealous of my wife. Some of my friends had that feeling, but not me.

I was happy to be the spotter throughout the pregnancy.

When my daughter was born all I could feel was calm, which surprised me. I didn't jump up and down with joy or cry, I was kind of astonished by what just happened and the way it happened. Once they allowed people to come in after my wife breast fed her the first time, I saw eevryone, but I don't remember hearing any sound....similar to playing ball. You're so focused on whats happening, you don't hear or see anything other than the job at hand, in this case it was staring at my new baby. I was so in the moment I didn't realize what the sex of the baby was until the next day.

Great day.