Double Love

Special Chapter 3: First Birthday

Special Chapter 3: First Birthday

"She's so beautiful," bulong ko sa asawa ko.

Hindi ko napigilang ngumiti sa anak namin. Until now, it was still hard for me to believe that I had given birth to this little girl. It has been a year, one year of first everything, from sitting up to crawling to walking to first words. Ang bilis nga niyang lumaki eh. It seemed like just yesterday she was born, and now our baby girl wasn't a baby anymore. She's now a toddler.

It had been an exciting, fun, challenging and fast year filled with learning and love. Oo, aaminin ko, mahirap mag-alaga ng anak namin, lalo na pag busy kami sa career namin, but it was so worth it, kasi may mga taong tumulong samin pag mejo nahihirapan na kami sa pag-alaga sa bata.

Sobrang thankful kaming mag-asawa kasi nanjan sina Thine, Miles, Aimskie, Hale, at mga asawa nila para tulungan kami, and even Sammy. Sila yung mga tumulong samin sa pag-alaga kay Rei-Rei, lalo na nung mga unang buwan niya. Parang pamilya na rin ang turing namin sa kanila, at ang nakakatuwa pa dun, Rei-Rei also loved them all, lalo na ang Kuya Sammy niya.

Rei-Rei was a very fun and happy baby. She was always smiling and laughing and wanted to play. Everyone loved her, even the fans. And everytime na sinasama namin siya sa mga lakad namin, lalo na sa mga events tulad ng mga album launching at mga press conferences, everyone always took time to play with her or talk to her or even just to wave and say hi.

And now, today's a special day. Today is June Reika Sonoh's first birthday, and we couldn't wait to celebrate. Simple lang siya, we plan to celebrate it with close friends only. Hayy, until now, I still couldn't believe that my husband and I had a daughter together. Ang bilis ng oras noh?

"Just like her Mom," Ren whispered before leaning closer to gently kiss me on the lips.

"Ma-ma. Da-da."

Humiwalay kami at tinignan ulit namin yung anak namin na nakahiga sa isang pink na crib, gising na pala siya. Ngumiti siya nang nakita niya kaming dalawa ni Ren, dahilan para ngumiti rin kami sa kanya. Ang cute niya talaga, lalong nagiging kamukha niya si Ren habang tumatagal.

"Happy birthday, anak!" nakangiting bati ko sabay buhat kay Rei-Rei. "We're going to have a ton of fun today!" 

"Oo nga, we're going to have a ton of fun today, Princess Rei-Rei," sabi din ni Ren sabay ngiti sa anak namin. Mahinang kinurot niya ang mga pisngi ni Rei-Rei, dahilan para tumawa ang bata.

Napangiti ako habang pinagmamasdan ko ang mag-ama ko. Nakakatuwa, ang cute ng closeness nilang dalawa. Although close rin naman kami ni Rei-Rei, mas close lang talaga sila ni Ren. And because Ren is so fond of Rei-Rei, he often calls her 'Princess'. Naalala ko tuloy si Daddy sa kanya, ganun din ang tawag niya sakin eh.