Syobe

It's been a month since I gave birth to our second daughter, Ma. Sophia Isabelle. We call her Syobe which means "little sister" in Chinese.

That certain smile... she's got that Mona lisa smile, so simple but so meaningful and sweet!

That certain cry... we could not resist her "urges" at any time of the day. It is so hard to ignore her little requests...

That certain look... her face, so angelic, her body, so sexy but so strong!

Gerard's day will always be complete whenever he changes her diapers and clothes and cleans her pretty lil face and body. It is a wonderful sight for a mother like me to see her husband doing the baby chores for the newly born syobe... I could not trade those moments in the world... seeing my husband so happy holding the newly cleaned up Syobe wrapped in her daddy's arms!

Her "Ate" Annika loves her so much. Whenever they are beside each other, Annika will hold and touch her feet, her hands, her legs, her face, her hair... and will call her loudly "Iya" (the nickname Annika gave her) and "Baby".

As I lull Syobe to sleep every night, breastfeed her and sing to her my own lullaby song, I could not help but be mesmerized by God's infinite power to bring people into the world and create a great impact in other people's lives. God is indeed so good!

Sophia, our little princess... Daddy's delight, Mommy's joy and Annika's very own Syobe...