Olivia Monologue

I remember the day Olivia was born like it was yesterday. I was overwhelmed with every emotion you can think of. There is nothing you can do to fully prepare for what was coming next. I knew that there would be two of us arriving at the hospital and three of us leaving. I was no longer just Andrew, I was now daddy.
Weeks before my wife’s due date we started to prepare for when labour would arrive. I sought advice by searching the internet and asking other parents. However, they all seemed to have a different opinion which left me even more confused. I have always been one who likes to be prepared for situations, but this was different, I didn’t know what to do. The things I could control like setting up the crib and painting the nursery had been done months ago but it was the stuff I can’t control that left me worried. We packed a duffle bag with various items that we thought would come in handy for the hospital and waited. …show more content…
We rushed to the labour ward thinking the baby would come soon, oh were we ever wrong. We waited and waited, it felt like time was in slow motion. I had way too much time to think over 12 hours to be exact. During that time, my mind was racing in every direction. I couldn’t stop thinking about all the new situations we would be exposed to. It left me with many unanswered questions. Will she be healthy? How will she sleep? How will she eat? Those unanswered questions seem to fall to the side when I filled my brain with happy thoughts like the joy and happiness she would bring to my