Cry babies

I have a feeling that when you grow up, Vienna and Venice, you will be cry babies.

Last night, Lola Elie, Auntie Beth, Tita Mae, Tita Sheila and Tito BG went to pay us a visit. They brought food with them, from Lola Elies recent vacation to Thailand. We were serving ice cream, when Lola Elie suddenly started crying. She remembered Lolo Ben, who likes ice cream very much. She said that Lolo could have been sitting with us now, eating his ice cream while everyone else is chatting away. So we consoled Lola and a few minutes later she was fine.

I then showed them this blog. I volunteered Tita Mae Mae since she was right beside me. She was reading the first post: And then this blog was born, when in the middle of reading, she also started crying! I asked her why, she said: Wala natotouch lang ako at yung nga, nalulungkot na wala si Papa. So we also consoled her and later she was fine. I think she got in from your Lola. It is very likely that being cry babies is in the Penaranda genes.

But how about Nanay? Is she a cry baby too? You bet. Malupet. I showed this blog to her yesterday when she was about to get her IE. I wanted to cheer her up but like your Tita Mae, she also broke to tears just reading my first entry. Its a good thing she did not have contractions!

You girls are hard to understand. You cry when you are happy, you cry when you are sad, you cry when you remember and you cry when you want to forget.

But I will love you just the same even if you turn out to be cry babies. I will make you cry many many times.....because I will make you so happy, you will shed tears of joy and we will spend wonderful moments together and you will cry, remembering how happy we always were.

Tatay loves you Nanay, Vienna and Venice.

3 CM

Tatay was taranta tense about 20 hours ago. Now, his laptop is fully charged ( I wonder if you still have laptops when you come to read this Venice and Vienna). Tatay too is fully recharged after sleeping beside Nanay throughout the night. He was able to do so since Nanay was given the go signal to go back to our room, instead of staying in the delivery room.

The reason: 3 cm. Nanay's cervix is just 3 cm dilated and there is no immediate indication that she will have to deliver you soon. So that buys us time little girls so you can still stay in Nanay's womb, to grow big and strong and healthy. His hopes are up after reading in a googled article that says that it may take one more week for delivery to be necessary even if the cervix is dilated > 3cm.

The intern doctor checked her twice since yesterday and its still 3 cm. Nanay and Tatay are happy. We prayed last night and our prayers were answered. Nanay said that one thing we learned from your premature labor, is that we need to learn to let go. God is in control. No need to worry.

Tatay is taranta tense

Nanay, after having her IE today was found to be 3 cm dilated. We didn't really expect it, Lola Cora said she even slept well last night. I was even keeping my hopes up that we might be sent home today.

So tatay is taranta and tense, typing away in his brand new blog for you, Vienna and Venice. His fingers need to move, else his hands will tremble. But he shall not tremble in fear, he shall do so in anticipation. God is Tatays strenght and he knows his girls are in good hands.

The Laptop is running out of charge. Tatay needs to rush to get the birthplan and camera, just in case. Batt is almost empty, but Tatay is full of hope.

How much do I love Nanay? Let me count the stars

How much do I love you Nanay?
As countless as the El Nido sand
As magical as Harry Potter's wand
As high as inflation rate
As anticipated as a blind date
As priceless as a Mastercard commercial
As expensive as St Lukes Medical
As deep as the Marianas trench
As warm as this bench
As unpayable as Philippine debt
As unforgettable as when we first met
As addictive as Shabu
Thats how much I love you

And a Blog was born

I am currently waiting for my beloved wife at the St. Lukes OB Gyn section. Shes having her nth tracing session to check for uterine contractions. Out of boredom, but in the same breath, out of love, I decided to start this blog. When the twins grow up, I hope that blogspot is still around. I want them to read what Nanay and Tatay has gone through, how much we treasure them and why they mean the world to us.

On March 28, 2009, Saturday at 7:35 AM, on the 3rd chair from the door leading to the labor room, Tatay gave birth to this blog.