T H E  13TH  L E T T E R

Oct. 15, 2009 @ 9:09p.m.

Dear Baby,

Welcome to the World! This should have been written by Mommy six months ago, but Mommy’s hands were so full. You see, it was just Daddy and Mommy, who take good care of you. We’ve got no nanny, ah, yes, you’ve got a yaya for just two months. But she already left to look for a greener pasture, of which she regretted. She wanted to come back, but it’s already too late.

I am sorry that I lighted the gas stove while holding you in my left arm. I forgot that you’re still a baby! Glad that you behaved well awhile ago.

I can’t wait to write so many things about you – particularly, how advanced your mental and physical developments are. You may be lagging behind in terms of weight and height gains, but, still, you’re as active and mentally developed as a toddler! How many times did you surprise me of your antics – you are already speaking a lot of words since you’re 17 days old. However, the past two months, you became a bit less talkative, but you still blabber a lot with words that only you could understand. It’s as if you’re talking animatedly in a conversation. Nowadays, however, your physical development is advanced. You are now sitting and standing on your own.

You love to “read” books. You don’t stop until you’re able to know how to open the business book. You love to play with your toys, but you want new toys every now and then. It seems that your old toys are boring you already. You love to play with a tissue paper, and even a new diaper fascinates you.

You love to growl like a lion when a certain thing got your interest. You love to sing a song and you’re already playing the keyboard of the piano. You love to tap the keyboard of Mommy’s laptop. You are a camera-conscious baby since you’re 5 days old, and you really pose like a pro.

At six months, I just couldn’t leave you behind. You cry when you see no one around you. You cry when Mommy goes to the bathroom or outside our room. You’d await for your Daddy’s return from the office with enthusiasm by listening intently on the opening of the door, on his footsteps, and to Mommy’s cue that Daddy’s coming. Upon seeing Daddy, you’d flash your sweetest smile. But after some minutes, you’d cry and start looking for Mommy.

You’d cry when visitors call your attention or approach you. But you wouldn’t cry when there are people around you, but they don’t take notice of you.

You love to pull Mommy’s hair. One time this week of October, 2nd week, you surprised me when you attempted to pull Mommy’s hair, and you thought that you got some hair strands by looking at your left hand!

I cried with you when you cut your lip, when blood came rushing through your mouth because your mouth was pressed into that bottle of diaper rash that you were playing.

You cry like you’re a seven-year old already. I’d often tease you, “Grade One, baby?” when you start crying, for it’s really loud. People are surprised to see and hear you crying, for so much tears swell from your eyes.

Daddy and Mommy couldn’t just massage your body for two months now. You’re always in a hurry to roll over when we put you to bed. You’d love to roll over, crawl, and get the things on the table or even below the bed.

You love to crawl or roll over when we change your soiled diaper, either with urine or poop. You have been constipated at the start of your 6th month. But you regularly poop even if they were so small and hard.

You sleep like a chicken. You’d get up at once when you feel recharged by your short naps. Your Daddy says you’re like Wolverine; your bruises and rashes heal at once.

You don’t like to be swaddled. You would cry hard when we swaddle you with your blanket, but eventually, you’d fall asleep despite your resistance.

You love to listen to conversations on the phone.

You easily flash your sweet smile when we smile at you.

You may be currently underweight, it’s sad. But what matters most is that you’re an active, bubbly, and healthy baby.

More stories to write soon…

iloveyou,

mommy

P.S.

This time I will rewrite this letter from the Web to paper.

I didn’t know that the month of March would be my delivery date; I thought I would deliver on April 1st or until the 2nd week of April. This is my last letter to my baby (in my womb). After I delivered her, I realized I didn’t write any letter for her.

The habit of writing her letters would now be resumed since I already transformed this blog into a natural letter machine . I will update this blog with natural letters from a mother’s heart. While rewriting the old letters in this blog, I was able to reminisce what I had gone through during my pregnancy. I also realized that writing letters for my baby would be a great way to show how she’s been doing during her period in my womb, during her infancy, and toddler years. Most probably, during her teenage years and grownup years, I would still be writing her letters.

T H E  12th  L E T T E R

March 11, 2009@ 12:20p.m.

Dear Baby,

Forgive me for I haven’t written you letters for almost two months! But know that deep inside mommy’s heart, I have a lot to share with you. I have been talking with you everyday, calling your name, and letting you hear Christian songs, nursery rhymes, and audio stories from Story Nory for the past months.

Mommy just celebrated her birthday last Friday, and that coincided with Daddy’s and Mommy’s 5th year Church wedding anniversary.

Last month, I saw you for the first time at the SONAR! Wow! You’re so beautiful. The doctor said you just looked like Mommy, but I hope you got Daddy’s nose. We shared your picture to our families back home, and they were so excited to see you, too.

Three weeks from now, you’ll come out from Mommy’s womb! Whoa! We have finally decided to go to the public hospital, which people say is more equipped at a much lesser cost than the private hospital.

We’ve been blessed with people, new friends here.

All in all, Mommy got 6 OBGynes in this order: Dr. Kh, Dr. C. Dr. Z, Dr. S, Dr. H, and Dr. Ki. I will meet Dr. Ki on March 15 as she will hopefully be the attending physician on Mommy’s labor and delivery of you, baby.

Mommy gained weight – now at 54kg! Thank God because that meant you are gaining weight, too. I was afraid last January because I hardly gained weight. I will know your weight maybe tonight or tomorrow.

Baby, I want you to know that Daddy and Mommy love you so much! We’re so excited to see you. Everyone in our families back home is excited to see you, too.

This is all for now. Mommy is eating spaghetti, and later, beef steak.

iloveyou,

mommy

The 12th Letter in Paper:

T H E  E L E V E N T H  L E T T E R

Jan. 21, 2009 @ 4:30p.m.

Dear Baby,

How are you, my baby? It’s been a month since I last wrote you a letter. There have been so many changes in Mommy’s life, and yes, with you, too. You’re now 30 weeks  and 1 day old in Mommy’s womb! Wow! How time flies! I’m still sick with coughs. This has been going for almost three weeks now. Thank God, I never have any fever. Mommy would be so afraid of your status in my womb if I got a fever. God is so great for taking good care of me, you, and Daddy.

I’m now staying at home after that one-week bedrest that my new OBGyne gave me. It’s for good, err, for now and until you reach your 2nd birthday. There’s a story for this, but I’d tell you when you’re old enough to understand.

I am currently listening to the audio book, Beautiful Adulthood, and I’d like you to hear it, too, so you’d know how beautiful it is to be a baby girl, a girl. and a woman.

At 28 weeks, you’re now weighing 1.4kg. Twelve more weeks to go!

iloveyou,

mommy

The Eleventh Letter in Paper:

T H E   T E N T H  L E T T E R

Dec. 20, 2008 @ 11p.m.

Dear Baby A****,

Hello, my baby! Did you notice I called you, Baby (name deleted). It’s because Daddy and Mommy just confirmed that we are having a baby girl! Wow! We are having a baby girl!!! Honestly, we thought that you’re a boy because of the way you show in Mommy’s belly. People have been telling me, too, that you’re a boy. But this time, the new OBGyne confirmed that “It’s a girl, ” as he said. Daddy and I were both silent for a few seconds, but, indeed, we’re very happy!

Now, it’s final that your name is (full name deleted), and A****, for short. (Some text deleted for privacy)

While we are on our way home, Daddy said that you should have a baby brother soon, umm, maybe after a two years? We’ve just bought your first set of baby clothes. Daddy chose the white over the pink one.

We will see you in the SONAR tomorrow. Till here, baby.

Daddy and Mommy love you!

The Tenth Letter in Paper: