August 1

Sitting on the couch has never been more uncomfortable for Kylie. She loves her son, yes, but it was getting really hard to deal with him being in her. She was stressed about how hot and stuffy she always felt and how Ruru couldn't do anything to help her.

"Love, I'm so hot!" Kylie exclaimed fanning herself with her hand.

"Of course, you are. Palagi naman eh," he responded eating popcorn out of the bowl.

Kylie's head snapped towards him, "And you're not gonna do anything about it?"

"I like how you're hot, Love," he shortly replied still focused on watching 'Finding Dory' on the TV screen.

"What the heck, Ru?! You like how I'm so uncomfortable and stuffy even when I'm wearing such thin clothing, the aircon is on blast mode, and the fan can create a tornado?!" she said with smoke figuratively coming out of her flaring nose.

"Oh, you mean hot as in warm," he said and scratched his nape.

"Ezekiel!" she screamed. Seriously, this guy, can he get any more annoying than he already is? Like is that possible?

"Love, I'm sorry. I really can't do anything about it. I'll go get you a glass of ice-cold water, would you like that?" he soothed.

"Yes, I would like that, thank you very much," she rolled her eyes.

A few moments later, Ruru was back with a glass filled with ice-cold water like he said. He gave it to his wife and fanned her with a magazine.

"Does that do any help?" he asked.

"A little bit y-AAH!" she couldn't finish her sentence due to the pain coming from her belly, her back, her core, everything seemed to be... contracting.

Oh shit, I'm in labor.

"What's wrong?" he asked anxiously watching her wincing in pain.

"I-I think I'm going into labor, Love," she said in between pants.

Ruru's eyes widened. His mind was all over the place. His boy was coming out soon. His son, he was gonna see his son soon.

"Ru, ano ba?! Bring me to my duola now!" she exclaimed.

"Right, right. Let's go. Come here," he assisted her and slowly got her up.

He picked up two bags that they packed for this very same reason and headed for the car. Once there, he drove towards the water birth clinic that Kylie was gonna give birth in.

"Love, just calm down, okay? Just calm down, we're almost there," Ruru cooed.

"Calm down?! You want me to calm down?! My insides feel like hell!"

Ruru shut his mouth and continued driving, not knowing what to say to his wife. He doesn't bother looking at her while he drives because it pains him seeing her that way. Also because she would just tell him to drive faster.

"Erin, we're here," Ruru announces to Kylie's duola for water birth.

"Okay, Kylie, I want you to do the breathing exercises I taught you and don't stress. Ruru, I want you to assist her in any way you can," she instructs as she set up the hot tub.

"Love, are you okay? Do you need anything?" he asked.

"I'm fine, Love. I haven't had my second contraction, it's okay," she smiled.

"Baby, are you sure you're okay?"

"Oo nga. I'm fine, we're fine," she rubbed her big baby bump.

Ruru sat beside her and put his head on her belly, "Amir, lalabas ka na? Labas ka na ha? Excited na kaming makita ka."

"I'm positive he's gonna be good looking."

"Aba, siyempre. Tignan mo nga yung tatay oh," he said arrogantly.

"Eh, paano kung sakin magmana?" she raised an eyebrow.

"Pogi pa rin. Ganda kaya ng nanay niya. Diba, Baby? Maganda si Mama diba?"

"Ru, tinuturuan mo nang mambola yung bata hindi pa nga siya ipinapanganak," she laughed.

"Bola daw, Anak. Hindi naman diba? Mama's gorgeous, diba?" he said kissing her bump.

She rolled her eyes, "I can't believe we're having conversations like these when I'm in- OWW!"

"What's wrong?" he asked sitting up straight.

"He moved," she sighed.

"My boy, don't be too hard on Mama," he whispered.
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August 2

It has been two days of labor and many, many hours of pain for Kylie. 48 hours of panting and holding Ruru's hand really tight. Some of those hours were spent trying to get the baby out.

"Kylie, you are at 3 cm of the moment," Erin smiled at her patient in the water.

"Lablab, are you sure you don't want to get a c-section nalang?" Ruru suggests.

"Love, I'm fine," she smiled.

"Hirap ka na. Are you a hundred percent sure?"

"A hundred and one percent," she nodded.

"Lablab," he shot her a look.

She looked at him as if he just said a word she's never heard before, "Lablab? It's been a while since you called me that. The last time, di pa ko buntis noon."

Ruru was so proud of her already even before the baby was out. She was able to converse with him and let out little smiles and chuckles while she was in labor. She was panting and shaking but she still managed to talk.

"Epidural, ayaw mo din?"

"Love, water birth nga diba? Ang kulit mo."

"Pero nahihirapan na ikaw," he cooed.

"Kaya ko to. Kaya natin to," she smiled.
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August 3

"Kylie, you're currently at 8 cm but the baby is still pretty high up your uterus. I think we have to bring this to the hospital," Erin announced to both of them after checking on Kylie lower region.

Kylie let out a disappointed sigh and nodded.

"Let's get going, yes?" Ruru asked assisting his wife and carrying the bags all at once.

"I'll contact the hospital and Dra. Lee first. Do you want a private delivery room?"

"Love, would you want that?" he asked Kylie.

Kylie smiled and nodded.

"I'm sorry, Lablab. I know you wanted to do water birth," Ruru said kissing her head.

"It's okay, Love. As long as I can get this baby out," she said softly.

"I love you," he kissed her head as they entered the private delivery room.

"I love you," she leaned in to his kiss.
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August 4

It has been four days since she started labor and still no baby. The doctor said that she didn't dilate properly when she reached 8 cm. Erin did exercises on her belly to try and bring the baby down and they have been doing it since the morning. Kylie, the poor thing, was shaking in pain as Ruru watched her.

But thankfully, the doctor said the baby's ready to go. Erin, Ruru, nurses, and the doctor- they were the only people surrounding Kylie in this big moment.

"We can do this, Love," Ruru smiled trying to encourage her even when he was also very nervous.

"Okay, we'll tell you when to push. Just wait for my cue," the doctor said.

Kylie nodded. She was hanging on to Ruru's hand for dear life and the other on an iron rod covered with protective foam.

"Okay, now."

Kylie started pushing.

Screams were heard, "Ru, I swear, you will never touch me again!"

From his hand, her hand was on his hair. She pulled it really hard, Ruru winced in pain.

"It's crowning. The baby's crowning! Give it your all, Kylue"

"Let's do this, Love. We got this," he said.

Kylie breathed in deeply and pushed her hardest. She was crying in pain, but a second later, a cry overpowered hers. A cry so powerful and innocent and so, so beautiful coming from small but strong lungs.

Such a beautiful sound it is.

"Congratulations, Mommy and Daddy! It's a bouncing baby boy," the doctor said to the still stunned couple, "Daddy, would you want to cut the umbilical cord?"

Ruru snapped out of his shock and nodded vigorously. He walked to where his son was and cut the cord that connected him to his mother's insides. The doctors cleaned him up a bit and placed him on Kylie's chest for skin-to-skin.

It was such a wonderful moment. When Amir's skin touched his mother's he immediately stopped crying. Kylie and Ruru's eyes were filled with tears of joy, they looked at him in great awe. They made this adorable little miracle of life on Kylie's chest.

He was so handsome. You could already see the resemblance from both sides. His face shape was exactly like Ruru's and his skin tone. His nose and his lips were Kylie's, but he was as bulky as his father. Then, he opened his eyes. Kylie looked into them and felt like she was looking into a mirror of her own. Those precious brown orbs that blinked in front of her were a replica of hers, from the shape to the color- it was a screaming image of Kylie's eyes.

"Hello there, Baby. Welcome to the world," Kylie greeted him through tears and kissed him.

"Hey, little buddy, we're so glad you're out," Ruru said and wiped his tears away. He leaned in to kiss his wife on her sweaty forehead.

"Happy birthday, our little prince."
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August 5

Ruru woke up to the cries of their son from the crib they placed him in. They decided on putting Amir on a private crib so he could be in the same room as his parents.

He hurriedly got up and gently picked his son up, "Sshh, you're okay. Are you hungry, little man?"

But the moment he was carried, Amir stopped crying. Ruru's sight drifted to the lady in the bed with her legs wide open, sleeping soundly.

"You're gonna bond with Baba muna, ha? Mama is very, very tired, my boy," he said and kissed the baby's forehead.

The baby cried again, waking up Kylie in the process. He smiled apologetically at his wife and handed her the baby.

"What's wrong, Baby?" she cooed, "Are you hungry?"

She proceeded to lower her hospital gown and was about to expose her breast when, "Hey, what do you think you're doing?"

"Feeding our son, duh," she rolled her eyes.

"You.. I.. You need to expose your, uhm, err, boobs?" he stammered.

"Of course, I do," she laughed and completely exposed her breast and Amir latched on.

Ruru just stood there looking at his little family, biting his lower lip. He was so, so proud of Kylie there was no room to put it in. Four days of labor isn't easy, but look at her. She was basically wonder woman. She was so strong. She's amazing. She's perfect.

"What?" she asked.

"Huh?"

"Why are you staring at me like that?"

Ruru came closer and looked at her straight in the eyes, "You are amazing, you know that? You're so strong, Wonder Woman's got nothing on you. Those people from your K-drama? Bong Soon and Kim Bok Joo? Nothing on you, Love. I am the most blessed person on earth to have you as my wife and the mother of my child. I couldn't imagine my life without you. Thank you for this, Love."

Kylie chuckled through the tears that formed in her eyes, "Ang corny mo! Pero seryoso, I couldn't imagine life without you too, Love. I love you, both of you."

"We love you too, Mama," he smiled and kissed her, "And you, little man, you're lucky. That used to be mine."

Of course, that earned him a smack on the head but he laughed it off. They heard a knock as one of the nurses came in.

"Excuse me po, I'm here for the signing of the birth certificate," she smiled politely.

Kylie and Ruru, the new set of parents, signed it and smiled at each other. It was official, they are parents to a wonderful baby boy.

Posted by rurumadrid8:

And the little heartbreaker is out of the belly.

Magbigay pugay ang buong daigdig sa aming bagong silang na munting rehav Amir Joaquin P. Madrid. Mahal na mahal ka namin, Anak. #AngMuntingRehav

Posted by knp_madrid:

After four long days of hard labor, here we are, lovie.
To the world, meet Amir Joaquin Padilla-Madrid. Born 10:31 p.m. August 4, 2017. 7.5 lbs.
Thank you for making fall even deeper in love, our little prince. #AngMuntingRehav
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Credits to the suggester.