Especially for that little boy
who had grown to your womb for nine months
who gloriously came out of you after hours of labor pain
who made you smile and cry and laugh at the first sight of him
who made you nervous and careful at the same time when you first carried him to your arms
who achingly cried for your milk or for just feeling wet
whose diapers you’ve changed every 4 hours or so
whom you sang lullabies to over and over again, until you ran out of songs to sing and makes you struggle to invent any humming sound
whom you made a warm bath in the mornings, between 9 and 11, and sponge bath in the evenings
whom you carried to the morning sun so his skin won’t turn yellow
whom you carried tirelessly for him to sleep, just so you’d feel his warmth and smell his baby skin
who makes you cry when he cries from his vaccines
who makes you worry all the time even if you’re just out for a bath
to whom you exchanged baby talks and funny made-up noises
who makes you sleep less at night because he just won’t sleep
who makes you, again, sleep less at night because even if he’s asleep, you just can’t help but watch him and wait for that smile to form his lips
who always makes you wonder if you are a good mother
who makes you think if you are doing the right thing for him
whom you MISSES ALL THE TIME
whom you ALWAYS LOVE
who had grown to your womb for nine months
who gloriously came out of you after hours of labor pain
who made you smile and cry and laugh at the first sight of him
who made you nervous and careful at the same time when you first carried him to your arms
who achingly cried for your milk or for just feeling wet
whose diapers you’ve changed every 4 hours or so
whom you sang lullabies to over and over again, until you ran out of songs to sing and makes you struggle to invent any humming sound
whom you made a warm bath in the mornings, between 9 and 11, and sponge bath in the evenings
whom you carried to the morning sun so his skin won’t turn yellow
whom you carried tirelessly for him to sleep, just so you’d feel his warmth and smell his baby skin
who makes you cry when he cries from his vaccines
who makes you worry all the time even if you’re just out for a bath
to whom you exchanged baby talks and funny made-up noises
who makes you sleep less at night because he just won’t sleep
who makes you, again, sleep less at night because even if he’s asleep, you just can’t help but watch him and wait for that smile to form his lips
who always makes you wonder if you are a good mother
who makes you think if you are doing the right thing for him
whom you MISSES ALL THE TIME
whom you ALWAYS LOVE
Kale Andrei, 5 days old
Kale Andrei, trying to be funny on his Day 6
Kale Andrei on his Day 7, looking fairly skinned
Kale Andrei, 1 month old, on his 3rd pedia check-up
Kale Andrei, you little cheat, you are now showing the signs of dark skin!
LOL
Celebrating his 1st month and his 1st Valentine!
Kale Andrei, one month and four days old, a day before my flight
