She's the future; life at 3!



Days like today pushes mommy and I to indulge in enjoyable recollection of our life as parents, especially one of our favorite, recollection of that beautiful moment we became parents. 

 
It was such a long memorable moment of suspense as I recall, standing by side rail of the hospital bed beside my wife in the Labor room. While we anxiously waited for that historic moment, we both took our usual walk into the future trying to create some beautiful mental images of what our baby would look like, and what our life will be like as parents, although this time not yet into a reasonable distance into our imaginary journey in that labor room, my wife felt a deep pressure that suddenly blew her into a full swing into delivery, instantly we sighted a sweet tiny head with curly dark hair crawling out into life with an outburst of cry that filled the entire room with joy and jubilation! 


 As a first time daddy, I was startled and confused, and for the first time I doubted my senses. At first, I thought my ears and eyes were playing the April 1st trick, but after I felt the tender grasps as I reached out, I felt the crest of my own bones beneath her palms, and bending over, I smelled the scent of my own wife's skin in the notch of her neck as she quietly rested on mommy’s chest. I became convinced that it wasn’t a dream neither were my senses playing April 1st trick, its real, I am a father! 

 Ever since then, Chikamso has been our source of pride; an extraordinary blessings that makes her mom and I to constantly wonder; what could be that marvelous thing we did in our past life if such exist to deserve such a wonderful daughter like her? Whatever it was, it must have been so phenomenal to deserve such an incredible sweet daughter adorned and widely admired. 

Our wish is that may life continue to shine the light of favors upon you and may your own light never frighten you, but to continue to inspire you to enlighten the path of others. May your life be an extension of the gospel of good deeds of Christ and a model of excellence.

 Like Marianne Wilkerson once wrote, “our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate but because we are so powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” It couldn’t have been put any better. 


Daddy’s pride, mommy’s most wonderful darling in the world and little sister’s big sister is 3 today! We love you.  Happy 3rd birthday Adachijokx!







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