To MyEldest,
It seemed just like yesterday when we welcomed you into this world — all 3.85 kg (8.47 lbs) of you. Your long, thick eyelashes were the first thing that everyone noticed as they peered into your scrunched up chubby little face.
You were the most adorable baby ever, often mistaken for a Eurasian. And, as most first-born babies go, you were one of the most photographed, as well. Even if it meant buying rolls and rolls of film every time. If only I had a DSLR camera already at that time!
Unfortunately, ‘adorable’ didn’t necessarily mean ‘easy to take care of’. Getting you to go to sleep was a major hurdle, especially for the first 8 weeks of your life. On those days (and nights) when I couldn’t get you to go to sleep, Uncle B would take you into his arms and sing to you Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing” until you’d fall sleep. It was either that or taking you for a drive, which always worked for as long the car kept on moving. But the difficulties never made me love you any less.
You started standing when you were just six months old. And walking at 11 months. Your first word was ‘babu’ (ball) and you loved to play with wheels. Not cars, but wheels! When your grandparents bought you a toy car that you could ride on, you rode it a lot but you played with its wheels a lot more by turning the car upside-down and spinning the wheels with your chubby little hands.
Fast forward to 2008. Suddenly, I see in front of me a boy who’s almost no longer a little boy, even though you’re still as cheeky as ever and you still make funny faces when in front of a camera. You’ve grown so big and tall. You now ask questions that I don’t always have the answers to. Very soon, you’ll be at the cusp of adolescence. Has it really been 10 years already?
I love you very much, MyEldest. I don’t care what people say or what you say, but you will always be my baby boy.
August 7th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Happy 10th Birthday to The First Baby Boy (TM)!
(^_^);;
August 7th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
He read this post — and your comment! — and was smiling the whole time! :)
Please help me think up of a new nick for him…
August 7th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
I reecho Uncle B’s greetings: Happy 10th Birthday to the First Baby Boy.
What a poignant letter to you from your Mom.
August 8th, 2008 at 4:37 am
Your eldest is sooo cute…He has beautiful eyes! So adorable!!!
August 8th, 2008 at 7:42 am
Happy, happy birthday to YourEldest! (If I were close by, I’d make him a cake!)
August 8th, 2008 at 8:57 am
Happy 10th Birthday to the Original Baby Boy :D May you be blessed by Him always and Super Duper Hug from LittleCousin to you!
P/s: 3.85kg! Phew!
August 8th, 2008 at 11:25 am
wow mimi, you have a 10-year old?! winner pogi sya ha!
i still call my baby brother ‘baby’ even if he’s already 23. he used to try to get me to stop, but now he simply puts up with it ;-)
August 8th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
avril: thanks for the bday greetings :)
j: yes, yes, i really wish we live close by. my son gets a cake, i get to join those seminars you mentioned tee-hee ;)
tita farra: 3.85kg was nothing compared to roundboy’s 4.01kg!!! normal delivery, mind you.
caryn: oo nga, may binatilyo na ako. so hard to believe. reminds me tumatanda na rin ako haha! kawawa naman baby bro mo ;)
August 9th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
ooh, happy birthday to OBB!
one thing about him that i could not forget aside from his long eyelashes: very good-natured, like innate goodness. :)
August 14th, 2008 at 7:11 am
hi mimi! belated happy birthday to your eldest! i’m so sorry i’m late. yes, our children will always be our babies. *sigh* my one and only little girl will be celebrating her birthday soon, too…on sunday. she’ll be four. :) regards to your mom! *waves to tita m*
August 17th, 2008 at 3:09 am
thanks for the belated bday greetings, weng. and happy bday to your little one! how fast time flies, no? isn’t it about time for her to have a playmate? ;)