Assalammualaikum
and welcome to the world little one!
This one’s
for Little Kiki (because she doesn’t have a name yet, so we’re calling her with
Safiya’s nick name)
First,
Happy Birthday Honey!
So, dear
Little Kiki,
You were born yesterday at
approximately 2.30 PM and I would remember this because I remember checking my
phone because Pamit (my uncle, your granduncle) sent a picture to the Whatsapp
group (an application we use to text because it’s much cheaper than SMS – you
don’t have to know what SMS is, it’s okay. I’m not too sure what applications
or programs you’re gonna have in the future) about an ad that says ‘Bata Milk
Chicken and Beef Black Paper’ and I remember cracking up so hard! A few minutes
later Ka Fils (my cousin, your aunt) texted the group going ‘Alhamdulillah,
Kaka gave birth to a baby girl!’ and I remember the chains of congratulatory
messages and prayers that came after that and this I remember vividly - I went WHAT! And I almost choked myself
because you see; we weren’t expecting you for another week or so.
So yes, at the same time I was
pretty excited about your arrival. The year has been good so far; weddings and
the arrival of you little ones! So in addition to Safiya (your sister), Zaara,
Haziq, Syura, we’re all anxious for Ka Izyan and Abang R (they’re my cousins,
which makes them your I don’t know, your mother’s cousins? Oh well I’m not
sure. Aunt and uncle I suppose) I’m sure at some point you’ll hear about my
thing against children. I’m not going to lie though, I don’t like kids. HAHA
they’re messy and everywhere and they’re practically walking boom boxes!
(Referring to the loudness) But hey, I like you guys! I told myself that you
guys are pretty okay. I mean, if someone asked me if I like kids, I’d be like
‘Yeah, my nieces and nephews. That’s as far as kids goes’. That seems pretty
fair, right?
I first met you just now! You’re
so small OMG I can’t even put words to describe you. You’re just really small.
You were closing your eyes the whole time and I think you were sleeping but my
mum says that’s just how babies are. I think you’re gonna be a pretty good kid
because you didn’t cry just now and you’re so small I could hold you in one arm
and ugh imagine having you to snuggle with at night! I like newborns up until
they can walk, but when they start uttering words, well honey, aren’t we in a
bad place? HAHAH I’m kidding. But yeah, I like newborns. Not only you smell oh
so heavenly (BABIES SMELL REALLY GOOD) but you’re so easy to deal with! And the
whole time I kept on calling you ‘child’ because you’re nameless right now.
‘Ka, where’s the child?’, ‘Where’s the nurse taking the child?’, ‘I bought you
clothes child!’, ‘Look at you child, all small and jelly-like’. HAHAH yes and I
went on a shopping spree last night buying you all the possible
shirts/rompers/socks/hats you can wear because I GET EXCITED ABOUT THIS KINDA
THANG! And I played with your head the whole time I held you because I can’t
get over the fact it feels so wobbly and jelly-ish.
Okay, I’m pretty damn good at
expressing myself through words trust me. Just don’t expect me to say mushy
nice words face-to-face because I just can’t. I don’t why I’m writing this
though, it’s like I really want to remember what my first impression of you is
or I just felt like writing an essay-like statement. And I guess I really like
you kid! Once again, welcome to the family. We’re difficult but you’re a part
of us, so I know you have what it takes to handle us. It takes an Ottoman to
handle an Ottoman right? HAHAHA yes it does.
All the best xx
xom.
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