T H E  2nd L E T T E R

Nov. 22, 2011 @ 8:52p.m.

Dear Baby2,

Howdy, baby! I miss you so much. I peeked into your room, and you’re crying because you wanted to sit down but couldn’t!

Your yaya told me that yesterday, you answered her with “how” when she asked you if you wanted to sit down. And then she overheard you saying “help” to your big sissy.

My goodness, you’re such a bright baby!

Mommy and Daddy are busily preparing for your baptism and welcoming party after the ceremony. Over the next few days, we will be very busy with the menu, the dresses, the guests, and more. But we should always remember that it’s about the simple and important reason behind the baptism: the removal of original sin. The party just symbolizes that we’re proud of what will happen to you at the baptism ceremony.

Mommy still couldn’t be with you at night or during the day. I just could not force myself yet to carry you and kiss you. I still have coughs and colds. You have a little cold, but it dries up when your yaya administers green barley to you. Thank goodness, you have Ate A with you, your big sissy.

Tonight, you and Ate were able to hear and see Mommy on the video via the Tango app that I installed on your yaya’s phone. We’d be using more of this app while I am recovering. I should be free from any virus strain (runny nose, itchy throat) before we could play again. It’s better that way than seeing you having the virus strain.

This is all for now.

iloveyou,

mommy

My dearest girls,

Mommy’s heart is bleeding. It has been bleeding for a week now. From the time that Mommy got the bug last Nov. 14 until today I resisted of getting nearer to anyone of you. Believe me, it’s very hard on Mommy’s part. We’ve been inseparable from the time you were both born in 2009 and this year, respectively. This is the longest time that I’ve never touched, kissed, hugged, and cuddled you both.

Thank God Mommy has no fever, only coughs and colds. Almost everyone get the coughs and colds during prewinter time. I wanted to spare you both. Please do understand Mommy. I think I got another virus strain again that’s why it’s kinda hard for me to recover soonest. It was only Daddy who got my virus strain last week. But yesterday night, your nanny said that BBK didn’t sleep well last night because she has colds. Oh no.

How many times you attempted to play with me, to talk with me – both of you – but Mommy hesitated. It would bleed Mommy’s heart if both of you will get sick. Today, I saw BB A at the kitchen. You were washed by your nanny because you pooped. You saw me at the living room, drinking water. You approached me happily. You were trying to get nearer to me. And since, Mommy’s so afraid that you might get the virus strain from me, I told you, “No, baby, don’t get near Mommy”. I saw you were hurt, my 1st born. You went away from Mommy, near the cabinet, your eyes were sad, evoking a questioning look. I cried. I could not hide it anymore. Tears sprang from my eyes as I went to our room. I am crying until now.

I remember this morning the happy face that BB K gave me when I peaked into the small opening of your door. BB K smiled at me. I smiled and waived back. Oh, how I miss you so much, too, BB K, my youngest baby. I love you both, my babies, and I miss you so much.

I am writing to express the pain I feel inside. I shouldn’t cry anymore because it will just add up to the discomfort of having clogged nose.

I need to protect you both from getting sick. This is a better way to protect you both by confining myself alone in our bedroom. Yesterday, when we went to Al Salam, Daddy started to sneeze and have runny nose just after we went out of the elevator. No one in there sneezed. But we thought he got another virus strain. Colds are common during pre-winter and winter season. We have to sacrifice to protect you both. I really don’t want to recall how you both were hospitalized a few months back just because of colds and high fever, over 39 degrees Celsius.

I am sorry, my two adorable babies. Mommy loves you so much, always remember that.

I will try my very best to get better soonest.

iloveyou,

mommy

T H E   9oth  L E T T E R

Nov. 16, 2011 @ 12:34p.m.

Dear Baby1,

It was ages since I last wrote you a letter. Sorry for that, my baby! And so sorry, too, because I am sick! You and your little sissy must stay with your nanny until Mommy’s safe. I really don’t want you both to get sick. I am terrified at the thought of you and bb K are sick. I could not forget the many times that we had been frequently visiting Al Salam Hospital. Oh no.

How are you now, baby? Mommy’s so surprised at your rapid verbal development at 2 years and 8 months. My goodness, you talk a lot in a slang way! Haha. Even our surname, you pronounce it the western way, and not the Filipino way! LOL. Now, Mommy’s beginning to adopt the pronunciation of our last name. Haha.

You’re such a fast learner, my baby. You love Dora a lot! Haha. Now, your little sissy, bb K, is into Dora, too!

The other night, you surprised Mommy and Daddy with a lot of new sentences and new words! Where did you get those? And, yeah, Daddy and Mommy are so proud of you because you are grammatically correct! You really can beat those grade six pupils and some highschool students in talking in English. No kidding.

I am glad that you are a native English speaker even when no one at home speaks English all the time. When you don’t understand us because we talk in Filipino or in our dialect, you’d call our attention by mimicking us (blah blah blah). LOL.

Your height and weight aren’t that much good for your age. It must be because in the past you haven’t been a good drinker of your milk, and also not a good eater of solids! And yeah, you were brought to the hospital every now and then! Oh my God. Please, baby, please eat well. Recently, you suffered from urinary tract infection. Oh my gosh! UTI in toddler! I just couldn’t believe that you got it. On Nov. 19, you’ll be having a urine test and urine culture. I hope that the infection is no longer there. Thank God for green barley, it helped you pee just after drinking it the night that we rushed you to the ER. That night, too, you were so talkative. You talked, sang from 12midnight to 7a.m.! Oh my goodness. I was somehow amused but pissed at the same time hahaha because Mommy got no sleep for a few days then. You just didn’t want mommy to sleep. The nurses were also amused at you.

Anyway. I am praying for your good health, and that of bb K. I wish you both good health especially during this winter time.

For two nights now, you and bb K aren’t sleeping with daddy and mommy. It’s because daddy and mommy are sick. It’s better that way. It’s good that you and bb K are spared from this flu bug!

This month, we started our lesson on how to read. Oh my goodness! You’re such a fast learner, my baby! You did surprise me when one time, you read in advance (we weren’t on that lesson yet) haha and there you were reading the word “am”. To some kids, they do read in advance at an early age. But I don’t care. It’s just lately that you want to be taught. Haha. So you see, baby, you want to teach yourself. Glad for the times that you listen to Mommy! In three months, before you hit your 3rd birthday, I am pretty sure that you’ll be reading like a pro. Your mind is like a sponge! PB.

Did you know that you’re such a darling? Thank you so much for being sweet!!! I do miss you a lot, baby. I miss the countless times you say “I love you”, “I love you, too”, “how are you?”, “I’m fine”, and more everyday. I miss how you say “hug, hug”, “kiss, kiss” every time mommy and daddy go out of the house. I am amused at how you say, “aaaahhh” when you are disappointed. You have a high emotional quotient, baby. I am proud of you, and bb K. You’re both smart, witty, beautiful, and loving! What more can I ask for?

Please pray for mommy’s speedy recovery from this pre-winter flu bug. I want to hug and kiss you and your little sissy. I miss you both so much.

Please take care.

This is all for now. I hope to write you more letters soon.

iloveyou,

mommy

T H E  1st L E T T E R

Nov. 16, 2011
@11:40a.m.

Dear Baby2,

Oh my goodness! How time flies! I gave birth to you in June 2011 but whoa, Mommy hardly had the time then to update this blog or write you a letter! I am really, really sorry my dear baby!

Mommy’s sick right now. Too bad to start this very 1st natural letter for you after childbirth. I really didn’t mean it this way, my baby. It’s just that since Mommy’s sick, I have the ample time to update this blog.

I need to say how sorry Mommy is for not really having much time to be with you. Mommy has been very busy. For the first two months, it was just Mommy (thanks to Aunt N for the 5 weeks that she spent with us here in Kuwait) who took care of you. It was sleepless nights but I loved those moments with you. When you were on your 3rd month and 4th month, it was mostly your nanny who took care of you and even until this month. Why? Because your big sissy, Ate A, was sick during those months from August to October! It was really hard, my baby2, when one of you is sick, or especially when both of you are sick!

My heart bled when at 3 months you were hospitalized! Mommy couldn’t bear it when an IV was inserted on your hand! Jesus Christ. You were the youngest then at Al Salam Hosp. who was admitted because your fever was running at over 39 degrees Celsius. You were infected by Ate’s flu bug. Thank Heavens because you’re such a good fighter. Thanks to green barley, too. Recently, when you have colds, green barley helps you a lot. It easily dries up your colds in just 5 minutes! Amazing, indeed.

You just turned five months! Oh my gosh! It took me five months to write you a letter! Anyway, I already told you about the reasons, my baby. Let me make it up with you. Mommy will recall everything about your development milestones for the first five months.

1st month developmental milestone:

You said your first word “hi” at 1 month and 1 week.

The next day after saying “hi”, you said “hello”.

2nd month developmental milestone:

You said “OK” on your 2nd month.

You said, “yes”.

You mimicked Ate when you heard her say “F”

3rd month developmental milestone:

You said “yehh” over the phone when I called you at home. I told you to behave well because Ate was at the hospital.

At 3 months, Mommy can converse with you over the phone!

4th month developmental milestone:

You said “B” when you heard it from www.starfall.com

You sang yourself to sleep!

You said the word “daddy”.

You said the word “ate”.

5th month developmental milestone:

You said the word “eat”.

You said the word “hungry”.

You said the word “how?” when your nanny asked you if you wanted to sit down.

You said the word “help”.

My goodness! You’re such a bright baby, my bunso!

Glad that I wrote down these milestones in your FB account. I was able to trace all of your developments during your first five months.

By next month, you will be christened, baby. It took so long because of the sickness (flu/viral infection) that plagued you and Ate during the past three months. I am pretty sure that this winter time, both of you will be protected.

Looking back over the time I delivered you normally five months ago, we were both brave, baby! Oh, I still remember how you looked like then! Your eyes were so small hihi like Daddy’s. But now, they are beginning to look like mine. You’re such a darling, baby. You love to play with Ate. You giggle a lot when you play with her.

You love Dora the Explorer, too. You laugh when you see Boots the Monkey wiggle his tail.

You love books.

You love to sing!

You smile a lot.

But you cry a lot, too.

haha.

This is all for now, my bunso. I will write you more soon.

I love you,

mommy