Baby Deion’s Birthday
Whew! One and a half months to go and my baby Deion will soon turn 1 year old. How fast time flies! About a year ago, July 13, 2004, I unexpectedly gave birth to a 1021 grams baby boy (imagine, that’s only 1.02 kilos!) . He wasn’t supposed to go out of this world yet. I was just 7 months pregnant then. My due date was supposed to be 2nd week of September. But God had a different plan…. I gave birth prematurely because I had pre-eclampsia (my blood pressure rose to 200/160! which prompted my untimely labor). That experience was really… as in really…. unforgettable! Not only for me but for Alex as well. That if you’ll ask us now if we want to have another baby…. well, we’d think not only twice but a hundred times if we’d really like another one.
But after that experience, I was overwhelmed with joy to see that my son survived it all. And now, I look forward to go home from work everyday, just to kiss and hug Deion and see how fast he grows…. and be awestruck with his developments. If you’ll see him now, you won’t think that he’s premature. In fact, he’s so cute and so smart. Teach him a thing or two and he’ll pick it up immediately.
So, on his 1st birthday, as a thanksgiving, together with our relatives, we’ll have a mass and a small party at home on July 13. And on July 16, Deion’s going to have a kiddie party at McDonald’s, Las Pinas. This is our way of celebrating and thanking the Lord for giving us a cute, healthy and smart bouncing baby boy!
Before (1 month old) 
