The Waiting Game
January 24, 2007
Unlike with Magnus, I was not allowed to go into the operating room with Kristin for the birth. The Chinese standard basically forbids anyone to go into an operating room while any procedure is underway. While I have no qualms with this reasoning, it did not make the waiting any easier; in fact, not being with Kristin made the whole process far more stressful for me. All I got to do was wait and wait, and then watch this damn silver door slide back and forth ready to present to all us family members our new arrivals; we were like a pack of Pavlovian dogs awaiting our own belltone - it was absolutely painful! So while Kristin was inside having Svea, these were the images and memories I will get to take away from her birth.
