I watched as they did what they needed to do to our son. I glanced down at Dr. Wyatt. who looked up at me.
“You had a third-degree tear, Ari, so you’re going to be pretty sore. I’ll have them give you something for the pain, and they’ll explain how to take care of everything before you leave the hospital. ”
He stood up, walked over to my side, and smiled.
“Congratulations, Ari, and you as well Susan. You have a beautiful, healthy baby boy. ”
After I thanked Dr. Wyatt, I wondered why I wasn’t feeling any pain. One of the nurses came over and helped me to slowly sit up. I started to move.
“Holy shit. ” There’s the pain.
“I’ll get your pain medication, Mrs. Johnson. ”
I smiled at her. “Thank you, and please call me Ari. ”
***
I watched as one of the nurses walked up to Jeff, who was standing next to me now. She placed our son in his father’s arms for the first time. Jeff had tears rolling down his face, and I couldn’t help it, I started crying again.
Then, Jeff cleared his throat and spoke to our son for the first time.
“Luke, I am your father,” Jeff said in his best Darth Vader voice.
My mother and I both busted out laughing.
“So, we agree on his name?” I asked.
“Yeah, baby, we agree on the name. Luke, it is. ”
Jeff kissed Luke on the forehead and then turned to hand him to me. The moment Jeff placed him in my arms, something happened. Something inside me changed.
I looked into those beautiful eyes, and it was like he was looking into my soul.
“Hey, little bit. Well, I hope you’re ready for a ride, baby boy. ”
He just stared at me, and I stared back at him. He was perfect. He had a perfect nose, perfect lips, and perfect ears. I pulled back the blanket, counted all of his toes, and then looked at every finger. I kissed both of his hands and then looked up at Jeff. He quickly wiped away a tear that was running down his face.
“Are you happy, Ari?”
“I’ve never been so happy in my life. What about you?”
“I feel like I’m on cloud nine, and I’m scared to death to wake up if this is a dream. ”
My mother laughed, and we both looked at her.
“Enjoy it no. In a couple days, you’ll wish it was all a dream when he wakes you up every two hours. ”
The nurse, who was standing there, started to laugh.
“Oh my gosh, Mom, really?”
My mother moved to stand next to me, looking down at my little man.
“He truly is beautiful, Ari and Jeff. ” Shall I have the others come in? You know your father is probably about to die. ”
“Sure,” I said with a smile.