I came home after a short walk, everything seemed normal when I left the home.. Oh was I wrong.. I found my beloved Caithrin by our fire place when I came inside the house again.. She seemed troubled, her hand on her stomach, I approached her and asked what was wrong as I gently placed my hand on hers, to an answer I got a scream that she did not know..it might have been time for our child to come to the world..all of a sudden she says her water had broke.. She did not want anyone else but me there..so I carried her to the bedroom, I've must have been looking very pale..after all becoming a father is a great thing...
She told me what I needed to get, towels, blankets, a bowl of water and a small knife.. I went out to our main room and gathered up the required things, meanwhile my dear where screaming from the pains..I asked once again if she wanted me to go get some help but no..she told me what I should do and then we both began to work..
She pushed..relaxed and pushed again.screaming out the pain..a pain I could not help her with even though I wanted to..after a while the head became visible..I told her that it was and that she was doing well..I placed my own hands gently around the babys head as Caithrin pushed and pushed again..finally after much work and intense pain and screaming..I held my son for the first time in my hands..
I cleaned him off, did not have to make sure he was breathing for he showed his disagreement when I cleaned him..a cut later and he was free..in my hands in blankets..there he was my son, mine and Caithrins son Roycroft.. I placed him down on her chest and we both smiled at each other but my dear was tired so I took him and we sat down on a chair.. after a while we both joined in the bed and when I finally went to sleep, with my Caithrin and our little Roy between us my life had now become complete..
A family with the woman I love above anything else..and a son who I know will grow up to be as proud as his father and mother are today..I am still smiling as I see them both here beside me now..she and hi msleeping like babies and I will join them both again now..
