Big Ben

both delivery-rooms of our hospital were occupied, when my shift started. Ines and her boyfriend were quite happy, that she finally started to be in labour without medical influence. two days before, her doctor made a diagnosis for Ines to get a C-section, because her baby did not turn in the right way, necessary for a natural birth. I sat on Ines’ side, meanwhile her boyfriend took a rest. she told me about her pregnancy and that her baby, a boy, should be named ‘Ben’.
Some hours later, Ben was born, I took him to the other delivery room, to mesure and bath him, and put him on his first cloths. Claudia, who was also expecting her baby in the next hours, and her husband were all excited about the youngborn, fullfilled with anticipation for their own son, who would be born in the next hours. Claudia and her husband were making a big secret out of the future name of thei son. It should be a surprise for the moment their son would make the first cry of his life.
But when they saw me bathing Ines’ new born son and writing his name ‘Ben’ on his documents, Claudia and her husband could not resist and said immediately, ‘Ben? that’s the name? But that’s just how we planned to name our son!’
3 more hours and strained moments later, Ben (Claudia’s baby) the second baby of that day was born. Claudia and Ines were doing great, aswell as their partners.

I wonder, if the two Bens will meet one day by accident, discovering, that they were born both at the same day in the same hospital with just two hours difference…