Journal of Babida (M10)
Journal of Babida the lumberjack - after marriage (ten months later)
So this afternoon, I became a father for the first time. What an incredible feeling it is! The best present that my wife Suzie could offer me.
As the sun was shining amazingly on Okunde, she gave birth at the village dispensary to a bouncing baby boy that looks just like me. He is undoubtedly my spitting image.
Right now, the toddler is sleeping in his crib that I made myself from the best ebony I found in the bushes behind our imperial villa.
Since I have been Governor, I haven't been chopping wood but for my son, I had to make an exception.
After all, I will be a lumberjack forever. That's something that is in my DNA. Surely I will pass on this family heritage to my heir…
Umm, I'm still thinking about his name. Let's see what the ancestors will reveal to me tonight in my dream.
My wife Suzie is also dozing in our marital bed so exhausted she is after the long pregnancy and then the baby's delivery.
I haven't been able to take paternity leave of absence because our province has not yet fully recovered from the savage attack of the walking tornado.
Nevertheless, I have recently been coming back home a bit earlier than at the beginning of my wife's pregnancy.
It hasn't been easy to find a balance between my imperial duties and my family responsibilities but I have managed so far the best I could.
And also I have been blessed to get the unexpected support of our very good neighbor: the old lady, Mama Oma.
Since we moved in, the aged woman has adopted us like her children. And for me, It has been very reassuring to know that when I went to work in the morning, leaving my spouse Suzie alone at home in her fragile state, Mama Oma came to look after her.
She often baked plums that she brought to my wife, telling her that it was good to fortify the baby. And she kept for me a spicy bean cake with boiled sticks of cassava paste.
I don't know but I have been thinking about suggesting Mama Oma come live with us and take the main guest room of our villa. It's spacious and cozy, and has a beautiful view of the forest at the back of the house.
With Mama Oma in the mansion, my wife Suzie will have someone permanently by her side who can help her out with the baby.
In this eventuality, I would be able to focus on imperial affairs with the certainty that my spouse and the baby are safe and in good company.
Maybe before I go to the office tomorrow, I will talk about this with my wife Suzie. And if the latter does agree, I will stop by Mama Oma's house and invite her to come to stay with us.
It will be great if the old lady says yes. Well, let's see tomorrow!
Oh, wait a minute! My son is awake and crying mad. I have to go to cradle him. His mom needs to rest and the baby cries will wake her up if I don't rush to carry the infant.
Okunde, July 15, 503.
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