Nang mataningan ang buhay ng mag-asawang umampon kay Lily Jane Salvador, nanganganib na itong mapatalsik sa pamilya nila. Para patuloy siyang kupkupin sa pamilya Salvador, isa lang ang hinihingi ng kanyang Lolo: Ang makagawa si LJ ng isang obra maes...
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July 1st, I gave birth to our little angel. That was the day Ali could not stop crying and apologizing but at the same time thanking me. His face was a mess with his sweat, snot and tears. I think he even cried more than me even though I was the one who was in labor. But he couldn't care less.
He was happy. That's all he knows.
"Thank you, Lily... I love you..."
Pero kahit excited si Ali na nanganak na ako, hindi niya agad hinawakan ang anak namin. When I woke up after the long labor I had, Ali was sitting beside my bed, watching over me. He was there all night, never leaving my side unless he had to. The nurse told me he never held our child even once when I was asleep.
"I'm scared," he told me when I asked him why he doesn't want to hold our baby. "I don't want to drop her. I... I don't think I can hold her properly. I'm sorry."
He was looking down. But I understand him. Marami na akong nabuhat na mga bata, especially noong nasa ampunan pa lang ako. Pero kahit ako ay natatakot.
This time, I'll be holding my own child.
But along with the fear, I was excited. We've been waiting for months and now the wait is over. Our child is finally here.
"It's alright, Ali." I held Ali, my husband's shoulder. I smiled at him and hugged him. "It's alright."
Together, we stood in front of our baby peacefully watching us from the bassinet. The nurse who was with us guided us. Ako ang unang bumuhat sa anak namin.
Natatandaan ko pa ang pakiramdam ng anak ko sa aking braso. Magaan lang siya pero hindi ako nakagalaw nang nasa bisig ko na siya. Magaan lang siya pero mabigat. Mabigat ang responsibilidad na ngayon ay haharapin na namin. Ang alagaan siya at palakihin nang puno ng pagmamahal.
Kinakabahan man, alam kong kaya ko iyon. Dahil nandyan si Ali. Kakayanin naming dalawa ang lahat para sa anak namin.
Together, we'll raise our child well, giving her everything that she needs. Ibibigay namin sa kanya ang pagmamahal na ipinagkait sa amin ng mga tunay naming magulang. Ipaparanas namin sa kanya ang saya. Ipaparanas namin sa kanya ang pagmamahal na itinuro sa akin nila Mama at Papa.
