Zoe

 Hey there, people.

First post of the new year. Late as usual. However, it’s bringing awesome tidings.

Drum roll………………..

We have ourselves a beautiful new baby girl!!!!!

It’s amazing how your life can change in an instant. 

Even though we’d been preparing for a while now, as i stood, frozen but functional, behind Chioma as she strained and cried out in the labour room at the Midland Metropolitan hospital, the absolute realisation that things would never be the same for us again hit me like an overhand right from Riddick Bowe.

Bruh…see all those tales of labour room encounters? You’ll never know the half of it till you’re there in the thick of things. IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE.

My darling Chioma was an absolute warrior!! She had been on gas and air for quite a bit to try and manage the pain throughout the night but I could sense she was already getting tired but yet I could see and feel the absolute determination and amazing energy that she summoned up from deep within, which was practically FLOWING from her entire body as she lay there wracked in pain. I could literally see her transform into someone else entirely right before my eyes. God, this woman is something else!

Fortunately for us, the midwives and staff at the hospital were amazing, and I doff my hat to all of them. In the midst of all the drama and me almost losing my cool when things weren’t progressing as much as I thought (insert eye roll), they were professional and very calm…just another regular Sunday for them 

We had been in active labour for about twelve hours from the previous evening, and my nerves were already nearing breaking point. So when things didn't progress as they had planned and we had to leave the initial birthing room allocated to us and move to the general labour ward,(something only done when the risk factor gets increased!!), you can imagine how my tension ratcheted up. 

However, God is always God, and he remains faithful as always. 

Ladies, Gentlemen, good folk, and all our fans, say hello to Miss Zoe Chizara Ibemere, our amazing miracle baby girl, delivered safely by 10.15 am on the 18th January 2026, weighing approximately 2.9 Kg and healthy as a racing horse!!

So, I’ve always wondered when folks talk about Love at first sight and all that jazz…it’s happened to me now. Since our little munchkin popped out and was dropped unceremoniously on Chioma’s chest, I took one look at her little scrunched-up face and fell in love all over again!

Bruh.. your guy has finally become a dad o!!

Once she had finished wailing and admonishing us all for disturbing her with this undignified, un-princess-like experience, Madam Zoe got cleaned up and lay on her mom’s chest, staring very crossly at everyone above her.  There was this awesome sense of achievement flowing through the room. Chioma was looking well pleased with herself, the midwives were all smiling happily and exclaiming about how full Zoe’s head of hair was, and as I was handed the scissors to cut her umbilical cord, the reality of the whole thing struck me again and I started laughing quietly to myself. 

It’s still so surreal. 

I’ve always been an active Uncle in the lives of my nieces and nephews but this is a whole new ball game. There’s this little human being that’s going to be dependent on you for a very long time to come, and you can’t return this one to her parents cause guess what? You are IT and in charge of making sure she stays alive!

O boy!!

All in all, an experience I wouldn't have missed for all the money in the world.

God bless you, my baby, Zoe. As all the nights before you were born, I repeat my declarations for your life.

You shall be a healthy, happy child. You shall break boundaries and be great in your life. You will surely make this family and the world proud of you. You shall live a long, happy life filled with love and prosperity. The stars will have no choice but to always align for good in your favour. 

To all this I say a big AMEEEN!!

Fear nothing in this world, my love. You have parents who will slay dragons and move the earth for you. Go forth and prosper.