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Well....I soon changed my mind the day I got the phone call that my sister was in the delivery room. I rushed off from my office, I remember everything in such detail... I had my polkadot dress on and I remember thinking how unpractical it was for me to have been wearing a dress, what if I had to run around and help the nurses out, or get the doctor or anything that required me in runners? I arrived at the hospital with this electrical feeling thru my body. I saw my little sister lying on that bed, ready, and calm, and beautiful. I wanted to cry. She is so brave. There was more people in that room than a mexican fiesta. Despite the amount of uncles and aunts and grandmas and grandpas that were there I was honored to be given the duty of the camera girl. I was responsible to tape one of the most important moments in one's life, I was quite nervous, what if I dropped the camera at that exact moment the baby's head came out? I would forever be the family's clumsy,stupid aunty.
Somehow...I managed. I collected myself together (a few puffs of that lovely laughing gas helped a bit I'm sure) I stood at the top of my sister's bed and shot beautiful face expressions of the 4 people allowed in the room. The baby's Dad, The Grandmas and The one lucky aunty - Me! I see through the lense that I'm not really handling this camera firmly, I couldn't believe the pain my sister was in. I wanted to do something for her but I didn't know what. My sister was obviously crying,and screaming,in the most ladylike way of course, followed with an apology... "I CAN'T DO THIS" !!! ( I'm sorry)..."THIS HURTS TOO MUCH" !!! (I'm sorry)..."I'M BURNING AND RIPPING" (pardon me)...
But 6 long hours later it was over, she did it. My little sister. A perfect labor doctors would say. A beautiful baby girl with black hair, perfect olive skin, and lips like a strawberry was born to the earth.
Still holding the camera in my hand I muttered "It's a baby...."
I couldn't believe my eyes,I couldn't believe the amount of happiness and tears I felt at the same time. Watching my sister's face when Kaliya was handed to her was the most magical thing I'd ever seen.
