O + K = Baby Meow

Reese Kelsey

March 8, a day after my [Obi's] birthday, our little bundle of cuteness (who we fondly call Baby Meow) is born. We are, at last, a family!

REESE KELSEY ang binigay namin na pangalan sa kanya. No fancy story behind it. 

Reese has nothing to do with the actress (we're not a fan, sorry) or with the peanut butter choco cup (I don't eat peanuts). We just wanted an "R" name for a girl or a "K" name for a boy at isa ang Reese sa mga nagustuhan namin among our list when we learned that Baby Meow is going to be a girl. Icing on the cake, the name sounds like a feminine version of Roose, isa sa mga paborito kong characters sa "Game of Thrones" (GOT).

Kelsey was thought up by her twin cousins, Lei and Liz. Originally, hindi kailangang "K" ang second name ni Baby Meow para hindi masyadong "KathNiel" ang dating ng pagbubuo namin ng pangalan. However, Kelsey sounds nice with Reese at nagustuhan namin agad ito when kambal suggested it over Skype. Kelsey also sounds like Khaleesi, another awesome character in GOT. Geek parent is geek.

our little Jedi, calling on the Force

Also, we looked it up and Reese means "passionate" while Kelsey means "brave". Sounds like how we want our baby to be when she grew up.

We heard that scientifically, yung features ng bata na dadalhin niya hanggang paglaki ay nag-uumpisa lamang mabuo sa kanyang 6th month. Fact or not, sa ngayon, parang sa akin niya nakuha ang ilong, pisngi at mata while yung nguso, buhok, at kilay ay kay Kath. 

Sa akin nakuha yung tangkad as she is already about one and a half feet long at birth. Yung bigat naman (7.1 pounds at birth) ay parang nakuha kay Kath? LOL. In short, she's quite a big girl. Better to clobber future suitors.

proud parents

Umpisa na ng puyatan. Let's get it on!

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Acknowledgement:

• Sandstone PH for the lovely balloons and the fruit basket.
• Sa lahat ng nagpa-abot ng well wishes through text, FB, IG, phone call, at smoke-signal.
• Sa lahat ng medical staff ng Las Pinas Doctors na tumulong sa aming OB magpaanak kay K.
• Si Nurse Camouflage, ang nag monitor ng maigi kay K during her almost 1 day of labor.
• Doc Dauigoy, our OB Gyne. Sobrang galing! Naka normal delivery pa din kami.
• Our family who has been with us tirelessly since Day 1 namin sa ospital (the Aure's, the Parcon's, and the Espiritu's). Salamat sa suporta!
• Our Man Upstairs, all hail Your name! Thank You for the gift of life!