When God Parted Our Red Sea (Part 2)

continued from When God Parted Our Red Sea (Part 1)

…A few hours after, she came.  I told her about what the neuro-pedia said.  She told me to pray, and I told her I didn’t want to because I think it’s futile.  She explained to me that God wants us to ask from Him, to put our faith in Him, to be closer to Him.  Before Li’Ann left, she laid her hands upon your lump, and we prayed.  That jumpstarted my deeper relationship with Him.

Jan. 31, 2012

Right after Li’Anne left, I started to pray.  Other relatives called, and I still cried whenever I talked about it.  But then when I was alone, I’d pray again.  I finally took you from your nannies, looked at your face, touched your lump, and prayed while I cried.

The following morning (Sunday), we were able to get your X-ray, urinalysis, and CBC results.

Urinalysis, X-ray, and CBC results

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When God Parted Our Red Sea (Part 1)

 

 

January 30, 2012

Dear Raviv,

I’ve just barely finished typing “Dear Raviv” when I started to well up.  I’ve both been dreading and anticipating this post.  This may be my most important post on this blog yet.

A year ago yesterday (January 29, 2011) was the most devastating day for me.  You see, when you were born, you had a soft lump on your head.  It was quite visible, actually.  When I asked the midwives and your first ever pedia at the Asian Hospital about it, they told me that your lump was normal–it was brought about by my giving birth to you.  So I ceased to worry.  Still, when we brought you to your regular pedia, Dr. Resa De Jesus (Jan. 7, 2011), I asked about your lump again.  She told me almost the same thing: it was brought about by my labor, and it will eventually subside.

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My Man and My Boy

Randy and my conversation late afternoon as we were taking care of and playing with a super likot Raviv…

Randy: Kanina naluha ako nung naisip ko si Raviv.

Me:  Bakit?  Ano’ng naisip mo?

Randy:  ‘Yung love ko sa kanya.  Kanina asa Festival Mall ako, nakita ko ‘yung mga dinosaur (malamang statues or toys), bigla kong naisip pag lumaki-laki na si Raviv dadalhin ko siya dito, tuwang-tuwa sigurado siya.

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Now That I’m Already A Mom, Gets Ko Na!

There were so many things I never fully understood before Raviv came into my life.  If you’d known me before I became a mom, I’ve always hated OA mothers who can’t stop blabbing about how great their children are (now that I already have Raviv, I am that annoying Mom who always finds a way to connect any topic to her son).  The fog has cleared and I can see things clearly now.   Here is a countdown to five things that have always puzzled me:

5. Feet that fit into my palms.  I’ve always wondered why there were plenty of photos of baby’s feet.  When Raviv was born, my Victory small groupmate Li’Anne visited me.  She immediately requested me to remove Raviv’s booties so she can take a look at Raviv’s feet.



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The Yaya Dialogues

Setting 1:  Randy and I were going to our lot at Sta. Rosa Business Park at Greenfield  because the BRAIN TRAIN satellite building there is under construction.  That day the postes are bubuhusan, so Randy wanted us to go there and throw coins.  Raviv has to come of course, so Yaya Isay was also coming with us.  Our other helper Rose also came with us since it was her day-off and she wanted to go to places.  Yaya Isay was convincing Yoona’s Yaya Tet to go with us, but Yaya Tet doesn’t want to.

Upon arriving at the site, Yaya Isay saw several shirtless construction workers.

Yaya Isay:  Naku sayang wala dito si Tet!  Andami pa namang boys!

Rose: Eh parang wala namang gwapo.

Yaya Isay:  Ay wala namang pili yun si Tet eh! (parang pagkain lang, walang pili!) [Read more...]