14 Jan 2026
Almost halfway through in the first month of the year. Our little Hiraya is hitting her 3rd month of making our lives a rollercoaster ride with giggles and just love at every end of the ride. One day she was a very tiny living thing that can fit into a shoebox, now she is still a tiny human being that had occupied so much of my heart and my daily life. This new life is overwhelming and really in need of constant attention and care 24/7. I dreamt of this, but didn't get to see the reality of it until it came. In all of it, it is an honor to be given a child, to be given a responsibility for another human from birth until who knows when. Right now, this bundle of joy loves to be cuddled every time, has a radar when mama leaves her side while she is sleeping. She is also a great crier with sound overpowering the sound of the shower. She has that smile that melts my heart everytime. She has that tiny body that I love to embrace. I ...