Precious Baby

America in the 1960's was a time of change. Gone were the conservatism of the previous decades; the people wanted change from what they wore to the arts renaissance and onto more serious matters of civil liberty and human rights. The space race was gaining momentum and new technology was making the world closer and faster.

You may wonder why I haven't updated this blog in quite a while. Writers block, earthquakes, a virus disabled my pc...no my friends, as any new parent would testify, having a new baby changes your life tremendously. Time is truly precious as every second is spent taking care of your little baby. Your sleep will be counted in minutes instead of hours, every cry will be greeted with anxiety and worry on what baby needs and any free time will be used for rest instead of going out to movies and dates.

And now the end is near and so we face the final curtain...my wife is into her 9th month already and we are on standby mode as baby could come at any time...it could even come now whilst I'm typing this sentence. Looking back, it has been a long and eventful journey. There has been up's and down's and the road has not always been smooth and straight (as in the pot-hole filled PJ roads) but in the end, we know the rewards are great and our bundle of joy will brighten our lives in ways we can't even imagine.

Firstly, I wanted to announce that my wife is 8 months pregnant! Yes, the end of the line is so close that we could almost touch it. Time seems to fly by and what seemed like a dream, is now close to a reality...Just a tip to all those who feel that time goes by slowly until the due date of delivery, try counting down according to weeks instead of months. Believe me, though it seems trivial, it is a world of a difference to your mind.

They say, behind every successful man is a woman and I'm a fruit of that success as I was raised by a great woman. Me and my wife believe that a good upbringing encompassed with God's guidance only brings about a person with good character and values. Our little princess is coming in seven weeks or so therefore we are looking for the perfect babysitter and also the right confinement lady. Some things are taught in school and books but we plan to raise baby up with the perfect guidance book which is of course written by the One above. Having said that, God also placed parents and babysitters to be His instrument of guidance.

The Bard was an exquisite playwright and poet and the famous line of his from his play, Romeo & Juliet states, "A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet" came when Romeo was trying to woo Juliet even though knowing that their families would never agree to their union as they were sworn enemies. In this case, what's in a name? A name can signify kingship as in David, an explorer as in Marco or even a nurse as in Florence. I believe a name is a very important part of anyone. Me and my wife have gone through the vast expanse of baby names to come up with a perfect name for our little madam. Out of the thousands of names possible, what was the one name we decided was perfect for baby. Of course, we prayed and asked God first for His guidance before doing anything and after much thought and discussion, we finally decided... But wait, we will not make it too easy for you readers...sometimes things end perfectly happy and never in endings, that insults anyone.....

X always represent nothing or a representation of the unknown (as in a mathematical equation). But imagine what a double X can do to two eagerly awaiting parents...ok for those who don't know, a double X chromosome in a baby signifies a princess in the making (my wife is already telling me how much I'm going to spoil her...) Yes! we are having a baby girl!!! And as much as they (the girls) will steal attention when they are born, she seems to have taken all the attention even while my wife is carrying her. A close friend said that a baby is like a parasite, "sucking" away the life of the host which in this case is my poor wife.